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Recognised as Colour

#2C4EEF

  • #2C4EEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2C4EEF is a blue with RGB values 44, 78, 239 and HSL 230°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2C4EEF#2C4EEF
HEX#2C4EEF
RGBrgb(44, 78, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3059, 0.9373
RGB percentages17.3%, 30.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(229.5, 85.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 81.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK81.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,903,791
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D3B110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Medium blue · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCD2C
Analogous#2CAFEF, #6B2CEF
Triadic#EF2C4E, #4EEF2C
Split complementary#EF6C2C, #AFEF2C
Tetradic#EF2CB0, #EFCD2C, #2CEF6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDFD
Lighter +30%#BAC5FA
Lighter +20%#8B9EF6
Lighter +10%#5B76F3
Darker −10%#1033D8
Darker −20%#0D28A8
Darker −30%#091D79
Darker −40%#061149
More saturated +25%#1C44FF
Less saturated −25%#4860D3

Channel breakdown

R44
G78
B239
Red44 (17.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue229.54°
Saturation (HSL)85.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 4E · B EF

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