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Recognised as Colour

#2C468E

  • #2C468E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C468E is a blue with RGB values 44, 70, 142 and HSL 224°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C468E#2C468E
HEX#2C468E
RGBrgb(44, 70, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2745, 0.5569
RGB percentages17.3%, 27.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(224.1, 52.7%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 69%, 55.7%)
CMYK69%, 50.7%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,646
CSS custom property--colour: #2C468E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D3B971

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E4F91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#01468Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E742C
Analogous#2C778E, #432C8E
Triadic#8E2C46, #468E2C
Split complementary#8E432C, #778E2C
Tetradic#8E2C77, #8E742C, #2C8E43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3B4E3
Lighter +30%#7C94D7
Lighter +20%#5675CA
Lighter +10%#3859B5
Darker −10%#203367
Darker −20%#142040
Darker −30%#080C19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#153BA5
Less saturated −25%#435177

Channel breakdown

R44
G70
B142
Red44 (17.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue224.08°
Saturation (HSL)52.69%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 46 · B 8E

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