Recognised as Colour

#2C5579

#2C5579
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2C5579 is a blue with RGB values 44, 85, 121 and HSL 208°, 47%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C5579

RGBrgb(44, 85, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3333, 0.4745

RGB percentages17.3%, 33.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(208.1, 46.7%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 63.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK63.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,905,465

CSS custom property--colour: #2C5579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#D3AA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45567Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B4F78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79502C

Analogous#2C7977, #2C2E79

Triadic#792C55, #55792C

Split complementary#792C2E, #79772C

Tetradic#772C79, #79502C, #2E792C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#98BBD9

Lighter +30%#72A2CC

Lighter +20%#4D89BE

Lighter +10%#3A6F9E

Darker −10%#1E3B54

Darker −20%#11202E

Darker −30%#030609

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#17568E

Less saturated −25%#415464

Channel breakdown

R44

G85

B121

Red44 (17.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue208.05°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 55 · B 79

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