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Recognised as Colour

#2C6484

  • #2C6484
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C6484 is a blue with RGB values 44, 100, 132 and HSL 202°, 50%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C6484#2C6484
HEX#2C6484
RGBrgb(44, 100, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3922, 0.5176
RGB percentages17.3%, 39.2%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(201.8, 50%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 66.7%, 51.8%)
CMYK66.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,909,316
CSS custom property--colour: #2C6484;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D39B7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#495B83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 24.8Teal · ΔE 27
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#844C2C
Analogous#2C8478, #2C3884
Triadic#842C64, #64842C
Split complementary#842C38, #84782C
Tetradic#782C84, #844C2C, #38842C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DC7DF
Lighter +30%#77B1D2
Lighter +20%#519BC5
Lighter +10%#3981AA
Darker −10%#1F475E
Darker −20%#122A38
Darker −30%#060D11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#166A9A
Less saturated −25%#425E6E

Channel breakdown

R44
G100
B132
Red44 (17.3%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 64 · B 84

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