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Recognised as Colour

#2C41BE

  • #2C41BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2C41BE is a blue with RGB values 44, 65, 190 and HSL 231°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2C41BE#2C41BE
HEX#2C41BE
RGBrgb(44, 65, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2549, 0.7451
RGB percentages17.3%, 25.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(231.4, 62.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 76.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK76.8%, 65.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,900,414
CSS custom property--colour: #2C41BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D3BE41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Dark blue · ΔE 23.7Navy · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA92C
Analogous#2C8ABE, #602CBE
Triadic#BE2C41, #41BE2C
Split complementary#BE602C, #8ABE2C
Tetradic#BE2C8A, #BEA92C, #2CBE60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5CBF1
Lighter +30%#9BA6E8
Lighter +20%#7281DE
Lighter +10%#485CD5
Darker −10%#223395
Darker −20%#19256B
Darker −30%#0F1642
Darker −40%#060818
More saturated +25%#0F2CDB
Less saturated −25%#4956A1

Channel breakdown

R44
G65
B190
Red44 (17.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue231.37°
Saturation (HSL)62.39%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 41 · B BE

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