Recognised as Colour

#2C4A74

#2C4A74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2C4A74 is a blue with RGB values 44, 74, 116 and HSL 215°, 45%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C4A74

RGBrgb(44, 74, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2902, 0.4549

RGB percentages17.3%, 29%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(215, 45%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215, 62.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK62.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,902,644

CSS custom property--colour: #2C4A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D3B58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#384D76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F4673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Dim grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#74562C

Analogous#2C6E74, #322C74

Triadic#742C4A, #4A742C

Split complementary#74322C, #6E742C

Tetradic#742C6E, #74562C, #2C7432

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#95B1D7

Lighter +30%#7095C9

Lighter +20%#4B7ABB

Lighter +10%#3A6299

Darker −10%#1E324F

Darker −20%#101B2A

Darker −30%#020305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#184788

Less saturated −25%#404D60

Channel breakdown

R44

G74

B116

Red44 (17.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue215°

Saturation (HSL)45%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 4A · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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