Colour

#2C42FD

#2C42FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2C42FD is a blue with RGB values 44, 66, 253 and HSL 234°, 98%, 58%. 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

#2C42FD#2C42FD

HEX#2C42FD

RGBrgb(44, 66, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2588, 0.9922

RGB percentages17.3%, 25.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(233.7, 98.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 82.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK82.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,900,733

CSS custom property--colour: #2C42FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#D3BD02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Blue · ΔE 27.4 Dark violet · ΔE 29.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 34 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDE72C

Analogous#2CAAFD, #7F2CFD

Triadic#FD2C42, #42FD2C

Split complementary#FD7F2C, #AAFD2C

Tetradic#FD2CAA, #FDE72C, #2CFD7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7FF

Lighter +30%#C4CAFE

Lighter +20%#919DFE

Lighter +10%#5F6FFD

Darker −10%#021CF4

Darker −20%#0216C1

Darker −30%#01108F

Darker −40%#010A5C

More saturated +25%#2A40FF

Less saturated −25%#4757E2

Channel breakdown

R44

G66

B253

Red44 (17.3%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue233.68°

Saturation (HSL)98.12%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 42 · B FD

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Colour values

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