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Recognised as Colour

#2C4483

  • #2C4483
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C4483 is a blue with RGB values 44, 68, 131 and HSL 223°, 50%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C4483#2C4483
HEX#2C4483
RGBrgb(44, 68, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2667, 0.5137
RGB percentages17.3%, 26.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(223.4, 49.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 66.4%, 51.4%)
CMYK66.4%, 48.1%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,123
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4483;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D3BB7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#254B85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#154382no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00525Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.8Slate blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#836B2C
Analogous#2C7083, #3F2C83
Triadic#832C44, #44832C
Split complementary#833F2C, #70832C
Tetradic#832C70, #836B2C, #2C833F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DAFDE
Lighter +30%#7790D1
Lighter +20%#5171C4
Lighter +10%#3958A9
Darker −10%#1F305D
Darker −20%#121C37
Darker −30%#060910
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#163A99
Less saturated −25%#424E6D

Channel breakdown

R44
G68
B131
Red44 (17.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue223.45°
Saturation (HSL)49.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 44 · B 83

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