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Colour

#2C47EC

  • #2C47EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2C47EC is a blue with RGB values 44, 71, 236 and HSL 232°, 83%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2C47EC#2C47EC
HEX#2C47EC
RGBrgb(44, 71, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2784, 0.9255
RGB percentages17.3%, 27.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 83.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 81.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK81.4%, 69.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,996
CSS custom property--colour: #2C47EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#D3B813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Medium blue · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6Dark blue · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD12C
Analogous#2CA7EC, #712CEC
Triadic#EC2C47, #47EC2C
Split complementary#EC712C, #A7EC2C
Tetradic#EC2CA7, #ECD12C, #2CEC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EAFD
Lighter +30%#B8C1F9
Lighter +20%#8A99F4
Lighter +10%#5B70F0
Darker −10%#132ED2
Darker −20%#0F24A3
Darker −30%#0A1975
Darker −40%#060F46
More saturated +25%#1939FF
Less saturated −25%#495CCF

Channel breakdown

R44
G71
B236
Red44 (17.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.56°
Saturation (HSL)83.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 47 · B EC

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