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Recognised as Colour

#2C5392

  • #2C5392
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C5392 is a blue with RGB values 44, 83, 146 and HSL 217°, 54%, 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

#2C5392#2C5392
HEX#2C5392
RGBrgb(44, 83, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3255, 0.5725
RGB percentages17.3%, 32.5%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(217.1, 53.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 69.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK69.9%, 43.2%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,904,978
CSS custom property--colour: #2C5392;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D3AC6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#355994no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#254F91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.2Royal blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#926B2C
Analogous#2C8692, #382C92
Triadic#922C53, #53922C
Split complementary#92382C, #86922C
Tetradic#922C86, #926B2C, #2C9238

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6BEE4
Lighter +30%#7FA1D8
Lighter +20%#5784CD
Lighter +10%#3869B9
Darker −10%#203D6B
Darker −20%#142644
Darker −30%#09101C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#144DAA
Less saturated −25%#44597A

Channel breakdown

R44
G83
B146
Red44 (17.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 53 · B 92

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