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Recognised as Colour

#2C60BA

  • #2C60BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2C60BA is a blue with RGB values 44, 96, 186 and HSL 218°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2C60BA#2C60BA
HEX#2C60BA
RGBrgb(44, 96, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3765, 0.7294
RGB percentages17.3%, 37.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(218, 61.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 76.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK76.3%, 48.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,908,346
CSS custom property--colour: #2C60BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#D39F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D6ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA862C
Analogous#2CA7BA, #3F2CBA
Triadic#BA2C60, #60BA2C
Split complementary#BA3F2C, #A7BA2C
Tetradic#BA2CA7, #BA862C, #2CBA3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D3F0
Lighter +30%#98B5E7
Lighter +20%#6F97DD
Lighter +10%#467AD3
Darker −10%#224B91
Darker −20%#183568
Darker −30%#0F203E
Darker −40%#050B15
More saturated +25%#0F58D7
Less saturated −25%#49689D

Channel breakdown

R44
G96
B186
Red44 (17.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue218.03°
Saturation (HSL)61.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 60 · B BA

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