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Recognised as Colour

#2C44AA

  • #2C44AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2C44AA is a blue with RGB values 44, 68, 170 and HSL 229°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2C44AA#2C44AA
HEX#2C44AA
RGBrgb(44, 68, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2667, 0.6667
RGB percentages17.3%, 26.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(228.6, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK74.1%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,162
CSS custom property--colour: #2C44AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D3BB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA922C
Analogous#2C83AA, #532CAA
Triadic#AA2C44, #44AA2C
Split complementary#AA532C, #83AA2C
Tetradic#AA2C83, #AA922C, #2CAA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C0EC
Lighter +30%#8D9DE2
Lighter +20%#657BD7
Lighter +10%#3C58CD
Darker −10%#223481
Darker −20%#172459
Darker −30%#0D1330
Darker −40%#020308
More saturated +25%#1133C5
Less saturated −25%#47558F

Channel breakdown

R44
G68
B170
Red44 (17.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue228.57°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 44 · B AA

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