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Recognised as Colour

#2C44D7

  • #2C44D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2C44D7 is a blue with RGB values 44, 68, 215 and HSL 232°, 68%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2C44D7#2C44D7
HEX#2C44D7
RGBrgb(44, 68, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2667, 0.8431
RGB percentages17.3%, 26.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(231.6, 68.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 79.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK79.5%, 68.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,207
CSS custom property--colour: #2C44D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D3BB28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#006D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Navy · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7BF2C
Analogous#2C9AD7, #692CD7
Triadic#D72C44, #44D72C
Split complementary#D7692C, #9AD72C
Tetradic#D72C9A, #D7BF2C, #2CD76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DCF8
Lighter +30%#ADB6EF
Lighter +20%#8290E7
Lighter +10%#576ADF
Darker −10%#2135AF
Darker −20%#192884
Darker −30%#111B59
Darker −40%#090E2E
More saturated +25%#0D2DF6
Less saturated −25%#4B5BB8

Channel breakdown

R44
G68
B215
Red44 (17.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue231.58°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 44 · B D7

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