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Colour

#2C779D

  • #2C779D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C779D is a blue with RGB values 44, 119, 157 and HSL 200°, 56%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C779D#2C779D
HEX#2C779D
RGBrgb(44, 119, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4667, 0.6157
RGB percentages17.3%, 46.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(200.2, 56.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 72%, 61.6%)
CMYK72%, 24.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,914,205
CSS custom property--colour: #2C779D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D38862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65769Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#556B9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Cadetblue · ΔE 26Teal · ΔE 26.5Dark cyan · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D522C
Analogous#2C9D8B, #2C3E9D
Triadic#9D2C77, #779D2C
Split complementary#9D2C3E, #9D8B2C
Tetradic#8B2C9D, #9D522C, #3E9D2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADD4E8
Lighter +30%#85BFDD
Lighter +20%#5DABD2
Lighter +10%#3795C5
Darker −10%#215975
Darker −20%#163B4D
Darker −30%#0B1C25
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#137FB6
Less saturated −25%#456F84

Channel breakdown

R44
G119
B157
Red44 (17.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue200.18°
Saturation (HSL)56.22%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 77 · B 9D

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