Colour

#2C5BB6

#2C5BB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C5BB6 is a blue with RGB values 44, 91, 182 and HSL 220°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C5BB6

RGBrgb(44, 91, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3569, 0.7137

RGB percentages17.3%, 35.7%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(219.6, 61.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 75.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK75.8%, 50%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,907,062

CSS custom property--colour: #2C5BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#D3A449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2566B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Royal blue · ΔE 17.4 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6872C

Analogous#2CA0B6, #422CB6

Triadic#B62C5B, #5BB62C

Split complementary#B6422C, #A0B62C

Tetradic#B62CA0, #B6872C, #2CB642

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFCFEF

Lighter +30%#96B1E5

Lighter +20%#6C92DC

Lighter +10%#4374D2

Darker −10%#22468D

Darker −20%#183264

Darker −30%#0E1D3B

Darker −40%#040912

More saturated +25%#1052D2

Less saturated −25%#48649A

Channel breakdown

R44

G91

B182

Red44 (17.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue219.57°

Saturation (HSL)61.06%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 5B · B B6

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Colour values

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