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Recognised as Colour

#2C4972

  • #2C4972
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C4972 is a blue with RGB values 44, 73, 114 and HSL 215°, 44%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C4972#2C4972
HEX#2C4972
RGBrgb(44, 73, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2863, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.3%, 28.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(215.1, 44.3%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 61.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK61.4%, 36%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,902,386
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D3B68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F4571no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72552C
Analogous#2C6C72, #322C72
Triadic#722C49, #49722C
Split complementary#72322C, #6C722C
Tetradic#722C6C, #72552C, #2C7232

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94AFD6
Lighter +30%#6F94C8
Lighter +20%#4B79B9
Lighter +10%#3A6197
Darker −10%#1E314D
Darker −20%#101A28
Darker −30%#010204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#184686
Less saturated −25%#404C5E

Channel breakdown

R44
G73
B114
Red44 (17.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue215.14°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 49 · B 72

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