Colour

#2C41C8

#2C41C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#2C41C8 is a blue with RGB values 44, 65, 200 and HSL 232°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C41C8

RGBrgb(44, 65, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2549, 0.7843

RGB percentages17.3%, 25.5%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(231.9, 63.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 78%, 78.4%)

CMYK78%, 67.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,900,424

CSS custom property--colour: #2C41C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#D3BE37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00667Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 18 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Royal blue · ΔE 20.1 Dark blue · ΔE 22.9 Navy · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8B32C

Analogous#2C8FC8, #652CC8

Triadic#C82C41, #41C82C

Split complementary#C8652C, #8FC82C

Tetradic#C82C8F, #C8B32C, #2CC865

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCD2F4

Lighter +30%#A2ACEB

Lighter +20%#7987E1

Lighter +10%#4F61D8

Darker −10%#23339E

Darker −20%#1A2674

Darker −30%#10184B

Darker −40%#070B21

More saturated +25%#0D2BE6

Less saturated −25%#4A57A9

Channel breakdown

R44

G65

B200

Red44 (17.3%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue231.92°

Saturation (HSL)63.93%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 41 · B C8

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