Colour

#2C446F

#2C446F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C446F is a blue with RGB values 44, 68, 111 and HSL 219°, 43%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C446F

RGBrgb(44, 68, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2667, 0.4353

RGB percentages17.3%, 26.7%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(218.5, 43.2%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 60.4%, 43.5%)

CMYK60.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,901,103

CSS custom property--colour: #2C446F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#D3BB90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#324871no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A416Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#004E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F572C

Analogous#2C666F, #352C6F

Triadic#6F2C44, #446F2C

Split complementary#6F352C, #666F2C

Tetradic#6F2C66, #6F572C, #2C6F35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#93AAD4

Lighter +30%#6E8EC6

Lighter +20%#4A71B7

Lighter +10%#3A5A94

Darker −10%#1E2E4A

Darker −20%#0F1726

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#193F82

Less saturated −25%#3F495C

Channel breakdown

R44

G68

B111

Red44 (17.3%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue218.51°

Saturation (HSL)43.23%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 44 · B 6F

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