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Colour

#2C40FF

  • #2C40FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C40FF is a blue with RGB values 44, 64, 255 and HSL 234°, 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

#2C40FF#2C40FF
HEX#2C40FF
RGBrgb(44, 64, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.251, 1
RGB percentages17.3%, 25.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.3, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK82.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,900,223
CSS custom property--colour: #2C40FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D3BF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Blue · ΔE 25.2Dark violet · ΔE 29.6Dark orchid · ΔE 35.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEB2C
Analogous#2CAAFF, #822CFF
Triadic#FF2C40, #40FF2C
Split complementary#FF822C, #A9FF2C
Tetradic#FF2CA9, #FFEB2C, #2CFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FF
Lighter +30%#C5CAFF
Lighter +20%#929CFF
Lighter +10%#5F6EFF
Darker −10%#0018F8
Darker −20%#0013C5
Darker −30%#000E92
Darker −40%#00095F
More saturated +25%#2C40FF
Less saturated −25%#4655E5

Channel breakdown

R44
G64
B255
Red44 (17.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 40 · B FF

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