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Recognised as Colour

#2C4E6B

  • #2C4E6B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C4E6B is a blue with RGB values 44, 78, 107 and HSL 208°, 42%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C4E6B#2C4E6B
HEX#2C4E6B
RGBrgb(44, 78, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3059, 0.4196
RGB percentages17.3%, 30.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(207.6, 41.7%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 58.9%, 42%)
CMYK58.9%, 27.1%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,903,659
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4E6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D3B194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#39486Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B492C
Analogous#2C6B68, #2C2F6B
Triadic#6B2C4E, #4E6B2C
Split complementary#6B2C2F, #6B682C
Tetradic#682C6B, #6B492C, #2F6B2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91B4D2
Lighter +30%#6D9BC3
Lighter +20%#4A83B3
Lighter +10%#3B688F
Darker −10%#1D3447
Darker −20%#0E1923
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#194F7E
Less saturated −25%#3F4D58

Channel breakdown

R44
G78
B107
Red44 (17.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue207.62°
Saturation (HSL)41.72%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 4E · B 6B

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