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Recognised as Colour

#2C4FC7

  • #2C4FC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2C4FC7 is a blue with RGB values 44, 79, 199 and HSL 226°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2C4FC7#2C4FC7
HEX#2C4FC7
RGBrgb(44, 79, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3098, 0.7804
RGB percentages17.3%, 31%, 78%
HSLhsl(226.5, 63.8%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 77.9%, 78%)
CMYK77.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,904,007
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D3B038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A42C
Analogous#2C9CC7, #572CC7
Triadic#C72C4F, #4FC72C
Split complementary#C7572C, #9CC72C
Tetradic#C72C9C, #C7A42C, #2CC757

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD4F4
Lighter +30%#A2B2EA
Lighter +20%#7890E1
Lighter +10%#4E6DD8
Darker −10%#233E9D
Darker −20%#1A2E73
Darker −30%#101D4A
Darker −40%#070D20
More saturated +25%#0E3EE5
Less saturated −25%#4A60A9

Channel breakdown

R44
G79
B199
Red44 (17.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 4F · B C7

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