Colour

#2C588E

#2C588E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2C588E is a blue with RGB values 44, 88, 142 and HSL 213°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C588E

RGBrgb(44, 88, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3451, 0.5569

RGB percentages17.3%, 34.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(213.1, 52.7%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 69%, 55.7%)

CMYK69%, 38%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,906,254

CSS custom property--colour: #2C588E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#D3A771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#32538Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00656Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E622C

Analogous#2C898E, #312C8E

Triadic#8E2C58, #588E2C

Split complementary#8E312C, #898E2C

Tetradic#8E2C89, #8E622C, #2C8E31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3C0E3

Lighter +30%#7CA5D7

Lighter +20%#568ACA

Lighter +10%#3870B5

Darker −10%#204067

Darker −20%#142840

Darker −30%#081019

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1556A5

Less saturated −25%#435A77

Channel breakdown

R44

G88

B142

Red44 (17.3%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue213.06°

Saturation (HSL)52.69%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 58 · B 8E

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