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Colour

#2C5492

  • #2C5492
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C5492 is a blue with RGB values 44, 84, 146 and HSL 216°, 54%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C5492#2C5492
HEX#2C5492
RGBrgb(44, 84, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3294, 0.5725
RGB percentages17.3%, 32.9%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(216.5, 53.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 69.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK69.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,905,234
CSS custom property--colour: #2C5492;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D3AB6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375A94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#275091no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Midnight blue · ΔE 33.3Slate grey · ΔE 34Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#926A2C
Analogous#2C8792, #372C92
Triadic#922C54, #54922C
Split complementary#92372C, #87922C
Tetradic#922C87, #926A2C, #2C9237

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6BEE4
Lighter +30%#7FA2D8
Lighter +20%#5785CD
Lighter +10%#386BB9
Darker −10%#203D6B
Darker −20%#142744
Darker −30%#09101C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#144FAA
Less saturated −25%#44597A

Channel breakdown

R44
G84
B146
Red44 (17.3%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue216.47°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 54 · B 92

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