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Recognised as Colour

#2C45EA

  • #2C45EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2C45EA is a blue with RGB values 44, 69, 234 and HSL 232°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2C45EA#2C45EA
HEX#2C45EA
RGBrgb(44, 69, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2706, 0.9176
RGB percentages17.3%, 27.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.1, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK81.2%, 70.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,482
CSS custom property--colour: #2C45EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#D3BA15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD12C
Analogous#2CA4EA, #722CEA
Triadic#EA2C45, #45EA2C
Split complementary#EA722C, #A4EA2C
Tetradic#EA2CA4, #EAD12C, #2CEA72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E9FC
Lighter +30%#B7C0F8
Lighter +20%#8997F3
Lighter +10%#5A6EEF
Darker −10%#152DCE
Darker −20%#1023A0
Darker −30%#0B1972
Darker −40%#070F43
More saturated +25%#1736FF
Less saturated −25%#495ACD

Channel breakdown

R44
G69
B234
Red44 (17.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 45 · B EA

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