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Colour

#2C405D

  • #2C405D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C405D is a blue with RGB values 44, 64, 93 and HSL 216°, 36%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C405D#2C405D
HEX#2C405D
RGBrgb(44, 64, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.251, 0.3647
RGB percentages17.3%, 25.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(215.5, 35.8%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 52.7%, 36.5%)
CMYK52.7%, 31.2%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,900,061
CSS custom property--colour: #2C405D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D3BFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#35425Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F3D5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#16464Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Black · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D492C
Analogous#2C595D, #302C5D
Triadic#5D2C40, #405D2C
Split complementary#5D302C, #595D2C
Tetradic#5D2C59, #5D492C, #2C5D30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CA5C9
Lighter +30%#6A8AB8
Lighter +20%#4D70A2
Lighter +10%#3C5880
Darker −10%#1C283A
Darker −20%#0B1018
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B3D6E
Less saturated −25%#3D434C

Channel breakdown

R44
G64
B93
Red44 (17.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue215.51°
Saturation (HSL)35.77%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 40 · B 5D

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