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Recognised as Colour

#2C4CBC

  • #2C4CBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2C4CBC is a blue with RGB values 44, 76, 188 and HSL 227°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2C4CBC#2C4CBC
HEX#2C4CBC
RGBrgb(44, 76, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.298, 0.7373
RGB percentages17.3%, 29.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(226.7, 62.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 76.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK76.6%, 59.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,903,228
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#D3B343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00687Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9C2C
Analogous#2C94BC, #542CBC
Triadic#BC2C4C, #4CBC2C
Split complementary#BC542C, #94BC2C
Tetradic#BC2C94, #BC9C2C, #2CBC54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CDF1
Lighter +30%#9AABE7
Lighter +20%#7089DE
Lighter +10%#4766D4
Darker −10%#223B93
Darker −20%#192B69
Darker −30%#0F1A40
Darker −40%#050917
More saturated +25%#0F3CD9
Less saturated −25%#495C9F

Channel breakdown

R44
G76
B188
Red44 (17.3%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 4C · B BC

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