Recognised as Colour

#2C4FEA

#2C4FEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2C4FEA is a blue with RGB values 44, 79, 234 and HSL 229°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C4FEA

RGBrgb(44, 79, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3098, 0.9176

RGB percentages17.3%, 31%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(228.9, 81.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 81.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK81.2%, 66.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,904,042

CSS custom property--colour: #2C4FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#D3B015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 24.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.8 Blue violet · ΔE 27 Dark blue · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC72C

Analogous#2CAEEA, #682CEA

Triadic#EA2C4F, #4FEA2C

Split complementary#EA682C, #AEEA2C

Tetradic#EA2CAE, #EAC72C, #2CEA68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6EAFC

Lighter +30%#B7C3F8

Lighter +20%#899CF3

Lighter +10%#5A76EF

Darker −10%#1537CE

Darker −20%#102AA0

Darker −30%#0B1E72

Darker −40%#071243

More saturated +25%#1742FF

Less saturated −25%#4961CD

Channel breakdown

R44

G79

B234

Red44 (17.3%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue228.95°

Saturation (HSL)81.9%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 4F · B EA

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Colour harmonies

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