Colour

#2C4E9B

#2C4E9B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C4E9B is a blue with RGB values 44, 78, 155 and HSL 222°, 56%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C4E9B

RGBrgb(44, 78, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3059, 0.6078

RGB percentages17.3%, 30.6%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(221.6, 55.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 71.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK71.6%, 49.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,903,707

CSS custom property--colour: #2C4E9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#D3B164

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23579Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004D99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B792C

Analogous#2C859B, #422C9B

Triadic#9B2C4E, #4E9B2C

Split complementary#9B412C, #869B2C

Tetradic#9B2C85, #9B792C, #2C9B42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACBEE7

Lighter +30%#849FDC

Lighter +20%#5C80D1

Lighter +10%#3762C3

Darker −10%#213A73

Darker −20%#15264C

Darker −30%#0A1224

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1344B4

Less saturated −25%#455882

Channel breakdown

R44

G78

B155

Red44 (17.3%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue221.62°

Saturation (HSL)55.78%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 4E · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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