Recognised as Colour

#2C4775

#2C4775
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2C4775 is a blue with RGB values 44, 71, 117 and HSL 218°, 45%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C4775

RGBrgb(44, 71, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2784, 0.4588

RGB percentages17.3%, 27.8%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(217.8, 45.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 62.4%, 45.9%)

CMYK62.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,901,877

CSS custom property--colour: #2C4775;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#D3B88A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#334B77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A4474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#005158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#755A2C

Analogous#2C6B75, #362C75

Triadic#752C47, #47752C

Split complementary#75362C, #6B752C

Tetradic#752C6B, #755A2C, #2C7536

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#96AED7

Lighter +30%#7191C9

Lighter +20%#4C75BB

Lighter +10%#3A5D9A

Darker −10%#1E3150

Darker −20%#101A2B

Darker −30%#020406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#184289

Less saturated −25%#404C61

Channel breakdown

R44

G71

B117

Red44 (17.3%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue217.81°

Saturation (HSL)45.34%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 47 · B 75

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