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Recognised as Colour

#2C697D

  • #2C697D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C697D is a cyan with RGB values 44, 105, 125 and HSL 195°, 48%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C697D#2C697D
HEX#2C697D
RGBrgb(44, 105, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4118, 0.4902
RGB percentages17.3%, 41.2%, 49%
HSLhsl(194.8, 47.9%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 64.8%, 49%)
CMYK64.8%, 16%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,910,589
CSS custom property--colour: #2C697D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#D39682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D677Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#525E7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19Teal · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Dim grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D402C
Analogous#2C7D68, #2C417D
Triadic#7D2C69, #697D2C
Split complementary#7D2C41, #7D692C
Tetradic#682C7D, #7D402C, #407D2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ACBDB
Lighter +30%#74B8CE
Lighter +20%#4EA4C1
Lighter +10%#3989A3
Darker −10%#1F4957
Darker −20%#112A32
Darker −30%#040A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#177492
Less saturated −25%#415E68

Channel breakdown

R44
G105
B125
Red44 (17.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue194.81°
Saturation (HSL)47.93%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 69 · B 7D

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