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Recognised as Colour

#2C475E

  • #2C475E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C475E is a blue with RGB values 44, 71, 94 and HSL 208°, 36%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C475E#2C475E
HEX#2C475E
RGBrgb(44, 71, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2784, 0.3686
RGB percentages17.3%, 27.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(207.6, 36.2%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 53.2%, 36.9%)
CMYK53.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,854
CSS custom property--colour: #2C475E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D3B8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D475Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#37425Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#144C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9Dim grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E432C
Analogous#2C5E5C, #2C2E5E
Triadic#5E2C47, #475E2C
Split complementary#5E2C2E, #5E5C2C
Tetradic#5C2C5E, #5E432C, #2E5E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DADC9
Lighter +30%#6A95B9
Lighter +20%#4D7BA3
Lighter +10%#3C6181
Darker −10%#1C2D3B
Darker −20%#0B1319
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B486F
Less saturated −25%#3D464D

Channel breakdown

R44
G71
B94
Red44 (17.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue207.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 47 · B 5E

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