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Recognised as Colour

#2C4FAA

  • #2C4FAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C4FAA is a blue with RGB values 44, 79, 170 and HSL 223°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C4FAA#2C4FAA
HEX#2C4FAA
RGBrgb(44, 79, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3098, 0.6667
RGB percentages17.3%, 31%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(223.3, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK74.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,903,978
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D3B055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C5BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006575no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA872C
Analogous#2C8EAA, #482CAA
Triadic#AA2C4F, #4FAA2C
Split complementary#AA482C, #8EAA2C
Tetradic#AA2C8E, #AA872C, #2CAA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C5EC
Lighter +30%#8DA5E2
Lighter +20%#6585D7
Lighter +10%#3C64CD
Darker −10%#223C81
Darker −20%#172959
Darker −30%#0D1730
Darker −40%#020408
More saturated +25%#1143C5
Less saturated −25%#475B8F

Channel breakdown

R44
G79
B170
Red44 (17.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 4F · B AA

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