Colour

#2C4A7D

#2C4A7D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C4A7D is a blue with RGB values 44, 74, 125 and HSL 218°, 48%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C4A7D

RGBrgb(44, 74, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2902, 0.4902

RGB percentages17.3%, 29%, 49%

HSLhsl(217.8, 47.9%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 64.8%, 49%)

CMYK64.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,902,653

CSS custom property--colour: #2C4A7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D3B582

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#344E7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#28477Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00565Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D5F2C

Analogous#2C727D, #372C7D

Triadic#7D2C4A, #4A7D2C

Split complementary#7D362C, #727D2C

Tetradic#7D2C72, #7D5F2C, #2C7D36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9AB2DB

Lighter +30%#7495CE

Lighter +20%#4E79C1

Lighter +10%#3960A3

Darker −10%#1F3457

Darker −20%#111D32

Darker −30%#04070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#174592

Less saturated −25%#414F68

Channel breakdown

R44

G74

B125

Red44 (17.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue217.78°

Saturation (HSL)47.93%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 4A · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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