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Recognised as Colour

#2C5390

  • #2C5390
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C5390 is a blue with RGB values 44, 83, 144 and HSL 217°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C5390#2C5390
HEX#2C5390
RGBrgb(44, 83, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3255, 0.5647
RGB percentages17.3%, 32.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(216.6, 53.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 69.4%, 56.5%)
CMYK69.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,904,976
CSS custom property--colour: #2C5390;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D3AC6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375892no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#274F8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00616Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Light slate grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90692C
Analogous#2C8590, #372C90
Triadic#902C53, #53902C
Split complementary#90372C, #85902C
Tetradic#902C85, #90692C, #2C9037

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5BDE3
Lighter +30%#7EA1D7
Lighter +20%#5684CC
Lighter +10%#386AB7
Darker −10%#203C69
Darker −20%#142642
Darker −30%#080F1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#144EA8
Less saturated −25%#445879

Channel breakdown

R44
G83
B144
Red44 (17.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue216.6°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 53 · B 90

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