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Recognised as Colour

#2C4263

  • #2C4263
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C4263 is a blue with RGB values 44, 66, 99 and HSL 216°, 38%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C4263#2C4263
HEX#2C4263
RGBrgb(44, 66, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2588, 0.3882
RGB percentages17.3%, 25.9%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(216, 38.5%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 55.6%, 38.8%)
CMYK55.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,900,579
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4263;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#D3BD9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354464no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3F62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#10494Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Dim grey · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#634D2C
Analogous#2C5E63, #312C63
Triadic#632C42, #42632C
Split complementary#63322C, #5E632C
Tetradic#632C5E, #634D2C, #2C6332

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EA7CD
Lighter +30%#6B8CBD
Lighter +20%#4B71AA
Lighter +10%#3C5A86
Darker −10%#1C2A40
Darker −20%#0D131C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A3E75
Less saturated −25%#3E4651

Channel breakdown

R44
G66
B99
Red44 (17.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 42 · B 63

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