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Colour

#2C5697

  • #2C5697
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C5697 is a blue with RGB values 44, 86, 151 and HSL 216°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C5697
RGBrgb(44, 86, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3373, 0.5922
RGB percentages17.3%, 33.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(216.4, 54.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 70.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK70.9%, 43%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,905,751
CSS custom property--colour: #2C5697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D3A968

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#255296no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00656Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33Royal blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#976D2C
Analogous#2C8C97, #372C97
Triadic#972C56, #56972C
Split complementary#97372C, #8C972C
Tetradic#972C8C, #976D2C, #2C9737

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C1E6
Lighter +30%#82A4DA
Lighter +20%#5A88CF
Lighter +10%#386CBE
Darker −10%#204070
Darker −20%#152948
Darker −30%#091321
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1451AF
Less saturated −25%#445B7F

Channel breakdown

R44
G86
B151
Red44 (17.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue216.45°
Saturation (HSL)54.87%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 56 · B 97

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