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Colour

#2C3FFF

  • #2C3FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C3FFF is a blue with RGB values 44, 63, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C3FFF#2C3FFF
HEX#2C3FFF
RGBrgb(44, 63, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2471, 1
RGB percentages17.3%, 24.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.6, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK82.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,899,967
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D3C000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00799Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Blue · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 29.5Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEC2C
Analogous#2CA8FF, #832CFF
Triadic#FF2C3F, #3FFF2C
Split complementary#FF832C, #A8FF2C
Tetradic#FF2CA8, #FFEC2C, #2CFF83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FF
Lighter +30%#C5CAFF
Lighter +20%#929CFF
Lighter +10%#5F6DFF
Darker −10%#0016F8
Darker −20%#0012C5
Darker −30%#000D92
Darker −40%#00095F
More saturated +25%#2C3FFF
Less saturated −25%#4655E5

Channel breakdown

R44
G63
B255
Red44 (17.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 3F · B FF

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