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Recognised as Colour

#2C48FC

  • #2C48FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C48FC is a blue with RGB values 44, 72, 252 and HSL 232°, 97%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C48FC#2C48FC
HEX#2C48FC
RGBrgb(44, 72, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2824, 0.9882
RGB percentages17.3%, 28.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(231.9, 97.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 82.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK82.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,902,268
CSS custom property--colour: #2C48FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D3B703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007C9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 30.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4Blue · ΔE 31.8Dark orchid · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE02C
Analogous#2CB0FC, #782CFC
Triadic#FC2C48, #48FC2C
Split complementary#FC782C, #B0FC2C
Tetradic#FC2CB0, #FCE02C, #2CFC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6FF
Lighter +30%#C3CBFE
Lighter +20%#919FFD
Lighter +10%#5E74FD
Darker −10%#0323F2
Darker −20%#031CBF
Darker −30%#02158D
Darker −40%#010D5B
More saturated +25%#2946FF
Less saturated −25%#475CE1

Channel breakdown

R44
G72
B252
Red44 (17.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue231.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.2%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 48 · B FC

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