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Recognised as Colour

#2C48FF

  • #2C48FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C48FF is a blue with RGB values 44, 72, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C48FF#2C48FF
HEX#2C48FF
RGBrgb(44, 72, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2824, 1
RGB percentages17.3%, 28.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK82.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,902,271
CSS custom property--colour: #2C48FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D3B700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Blue · ΔE 30.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE32C
Analogous#2CB2FF, #7A2CFF
Triadic#FF2C48, #48FF2C
Split complementary#FF792C, #B2FF2C
Tetradic#FF2CB2, #FFE32C, #2CFF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FF
Lighter +30%#C5CDFF
Lighter +20%#92A0FF
Lighter +10%#5F74FF
Darker −10%#0021F8
Darker −20%#001AC5
Darker −30%#001392
Darker −40%#000D5F
More saturated +25%#2C48FF
Less saturated −25%#465BE5

Channel breakdown

R44
G72
B255
Red44 (17.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 48 · B FF

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