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Recognised as Colour

#2C528D

  • #2C528D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C528D is a blue with RGB values 44, 82, 141 and HSL 216°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C528D#2C528D
HEX#2C528D
RGBrgb(44, 82, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3216, 0.5529
RGB percentages17.3%, 32.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(216.5, 52.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 68.8%, 55.3%)
CMYK68.8%, 41.8%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,904,717
CSS custom property--colour: #2C528D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D3AD72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37578Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#284E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006068no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 33Midnight blue · ΔE 33.8Light slate grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D672C
Analogous#2C838D, #362C8D
Triadic#8D2C52, #528D2C
Split complementary#8D372C, #838D2C
Tetradic#8D2C83, #8D672C, #2C8D37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3BCE2
Lighter +30%#7C9FD6
Lighter +20%#5583CA
Lighter +10%#3869B4
Darker −10%#203B66
Darker −20%#14253F
Darker −30%#080E18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#154DA4
Less saturated −25%#435776

Channel breakdown

R44
G82
B141
Red44 (17.3%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue216.49°
Saturation (HSL)52.43%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 52 · B 8D

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