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Recognised as Colour

#2C44DA

  • #2C44DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2C44DA is a blue with RGB values 44, 68, 218 and HSL 232°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2C44DA#2C44DA
HEX#2C44DA
RGBrgb(44, 68, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2667, 0.8549
RGB percentages17.3%, 26.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(231.7, 70.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 79.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK79.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,210
CSS custom property--colour: #2C44DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D3BB25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 25.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.9Navy · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC22C
Analogous#2C9BDA, #6B2CDA
Triadic#DA2C44, #44DA2C
Split complementary#DA6B2C, #9BDA2C
Tetradic#DA2C9B, #DAC22C, #2CDA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADEF8
Lighter +30%#AEB7F1
Lighter +20%#8391E9
Lighter +10%#576AE2
Darker −10%#1F34B4
Darker −20%#182788
Darker −30%#101B5D
Darker −40%#090E31
More saturated +25%#0D2EF9
Less saturated −25%#4B5ABB

Channel breakdown

R44
G68
B218
Red44 (17.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue231.72°
Saturation (HSL)70.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 44 · B DA

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