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Recognised as Colour

#2C46A1

  • #2C46A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C46A1 is a blue with RGB values 44, 70, 161 and HSL 227°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C46A1#2C46A1
HEX#2C46A1
RGBrgb(44, 70, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2745, 0.6314
RGB percentages17.3%, 27.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(226.7, 57.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 72.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK72.7%, 56.5%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,665
CSS custom property--colour: #2C46A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D3B95E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00489Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1872C
Analogous#2C81A1, #4C2CA1
Triadic#A12C46, #46A12C
Split complementary#A14C2C, #81A12C
Tetradic#A12C81, #A1872C, #2CA14C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0BCE9
Lighter +30%#889BDE
Lighter +20%#6079D3
Lighter +10%#3858C8
Darker −10%#213579
Darker −20%#162351
Darker −30%#0B1229
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#1238BB
Less saturated −25%#465487

Channel breakdown

R44
G70
B161
Red44 (17.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 46 · B A1

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