Colour

#2C4E8A

#2C4E8A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C4E8A is a blue with RGB values 44, 78, 138 and HSL 218°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C4E8A

RGBrgb(44, 78, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3059, 0.5412

RGB percentages17.3%, 30.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(218.3, 51.6%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 68.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK68.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,903,690

CSS custom property--colour: #2C4E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#D3B175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32548Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#234B89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A682C

Analogous#2C7D8A, #392C8A

Triadic#8A2C4E, #4E8A2C

Split complementary#8A392C, #7D8A2C

Tetradic#8A2C7D, #8A682C, #2C8A39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1B8E1

Lighter +30%#7A9BD5

Lighter +20%#547EC8

Lighter +10%#3864B1

Darker −10%#203863

Darker −20%#13223D

Darker −30%#070C16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1548A1

Less saturated −25%#435473

Channel breakdown

R44

G78

B138

Red44 (17.3%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue218.3°

Saturation (HSL)51.65%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 4E · B 8A

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