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Recognised as Colour

#2C5BBD

  • #2C5BBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2C5BBD is a blue with RGB values 44, 91, 189 and HSL 221°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2C5BBD#2C5BBD
HEX#2C5BBD
RGBrgb(44, 91, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3569, 0.7412
RGB percentages17.3%, 35.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(220.6, 62.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 76.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK76.7%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,907,069
CSS custom property--colour: #2C5BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D3A442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1967C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8E2C
Analogous#2CA3BD, #462CBD
Triadic#BD2C5B, #5BBD2C
Split complementary#BD462C, #A3BD2C
Tetradic#BD2CA3, #BD8E2C, #2CBD46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D3F1
Lighter +30%#9AB3E8
Lighter +20%#7194DE
Lighter +10%#4875D4
Darker −10%#224794
Darker −20%#19336A
Darker −30%#0F1F41
Darker −40%#050B18
More saturated +25%#0F51DA
Less saturated −25%#4965A0

Channel breakdown

R44
G91
B189
Red44 (17.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue220.55°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 5B · B BD

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