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Colour

#2C72AE

  • #2C72AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C72AE is a blue with RGB values 44, 114, 174 and HSL 208°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C72AE#2C72AE
HEX#2C72AE
RGBrgb(44, 114, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4471, 0.6824
RGB percentages17.3%, 44.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(207.7, 59.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 74.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK74.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,912,942
CSS custom property--colour: #2C72AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D38D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5775B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4469ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE682C
Analogous#2CAEA9, #2C31AE
Triadic#AE2C72, #72AE2C
Split complementary#AE2C31, #AEA92C
Tetradic#A92CAE, #AE682C, #31AE2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9D5ED
Lighter +30%#90BDE3
Lighter +20%#67A4D9
Lighter +10%#3F8CCE
Darker −10%#225785
Darker −20%#173D5D
Darker −30%#0D2234
Darker −40%#03070B
More saturated +25%#1174C9
Less saturated −25%#477093

Channel breakdown

R44
G114
B174
Red44 (17.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue207.69°
Saturation (HSL)59.63%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 72 · B AE

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