Recognised as Colour

#2C71CC

#2C71CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2C71CC is a blue with RGB values 44, 113, 204 and HSL 214°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C71CC

RGBrgb(44, 113, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4431, 0.8

RGB percentages17.3%, 44.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(214.1, 64.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 78.4%, 80%)

CMYK78.4%, 44.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,912,716

CSS custom property--colour: #2C71CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#D38E33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4279CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F6BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3 Royal blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC872C

Analogous#2CC1CC, #372CCC

Triadic#CC2C71, #71CC2C

Split complementary#CC372C, #C1CC2C

Tetradic#CC2CC1, #CC872C, #2CCC37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFDFF5

Lighter +30%#A5C4EC

Lighter +20%#7BA8E3

Lighter +10%#518CDA

Darker −10%#235AA2

Darker −20%#1A4378

Darker −30%#112B4E

Darker −40%#081424

More saturated +25%#0D6DEB

Less saturated −25%#4B75AD

Channel breakdown

R44

G113

B204

Red44 (17.3%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue214.13°

Saturation (HSL)64.52%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 71 · B CC

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