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Colour

#2C49FF

  • #2C49FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C49FF is a blue with RGB values 44, 73, 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

#2C49FF#2C49FF
HEX#2C49FF
RGBrgb(44, 73, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2863, 1
RGB percentages17.3%, 28.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.8, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK82.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,902,527
CSS custom property--colour: #2C49FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D3B600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1Blue · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE22C
Analogous#2CB3FF, #782CFF
Triadic#FF2C49, #49FF2C
Split complementary#FF782C, #B3FF2C
Tetradic#FF2CB3, #FFE22C, #2CFF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FF
Lighter +30%#C5CDFF
Lighter +20%#92A1FF
Lighter +10%#5F75FF
Darker −10%#0022F8
Darker −20%#001BC5
Darker −30%#001492
Darker −40%#000D5F
More saturated +25%#2C49FF
Less saturated −25%#465CE5

Channel breakdown

R44
G73
B255
Red44 (17.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 49 · B FF

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