Colour

#2C6083

#2C6083
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2C6083 is a blue with RGB values 44, 96, 131 and HSL 204°, 50%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C6083

RGBrgb(44, 96, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3765, 0.5137

RGB percentages17.3%, 37.6%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(204.1, 49.7%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 66.4%, 51.4%)

CMYK66.4%, 26.7%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,908,291

CSS custom property--colour: #2C6083;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#D39F7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506085no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#445882no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00696Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Gray · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#834F2C

Analogous#2C837B, #2C3483

Triadic#832C60, #60832C

Split complementary#832C34, #837B2C

Tetradic#7B2C83, #834F2C, #34832C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DC4DE

Lighter +30%#77ADD1

Lighter +20%#5196C4

Lighter +10%#397CA9

Darker −10%#1F445D

Darker −20%#122837

Darker −30%#060C10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#166499

Less saturated −25%#425C6D

Channel breakdown

R44

G96

B131

Red44 (17.3%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue204.14°

Saturation (HSL)49.71%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 60 · B 83

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