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Colour

#2C61FF

  • #2C61FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2C61FF is a blue with RGB values 44, 97, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2C61FF#2C61FF
HEX#2C61FF
RGBrgb(44, 97, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3804, 1
RGB percentages17.3%, 38%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.9, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK82.7%, 62%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,908,671
CSS custom property--colour: #2C61FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D39E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 31.3Medium purple · ΔE 33.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA2C
Analogous#2CCAFF, #612CFF
Triadic#FF2C61, #61FF2C
Split complementary#FF612C, #CAFF2C
Tetradic#FF2CCA, #FFCA2C, #2CFF61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFF
Lighter +30%#C5D4FF
Lighter +20%#92ADFF
Lighter +10%#5F87FF
Darker −10%#003EF8
Darker −20%#0031C5
Darker −30%#002592
Darker −40%#00185F
More saturated +25%#2C61FF
Less saturated −25%#466EE5

Channel breakdown

R44
G97
B255
Red44 (17.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 61 · B FF

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