Colour

#2C78C3

#2C78C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2C78C3 is a blue with RGB values 44, 120, 195 and HSL 210°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C78C3

RGBrgb(44, 120, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4706, 0.7647

RGB percentages17.3%, 47.1%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(209.8, 63.2%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 77.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK77.4%, 38.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,914,499

CSS custom property--colour: #2C78C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.58:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#D3873C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#547DC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D6FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3772C

Analogous#2CC3C2, #2C2DC3

Triadic#C32C78, #78C32C

Split complementary#C32C2D, #C3C32C

Tetradic#C22CC3, #C3772C, #2CC32C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8DEF3

Lighter +30%#9FC4E9

Lighter +20%#75ABE0

Lighter +10%#4C91D6

Darker −10%#235E99

Darker −20%#194570

Darker −30%#102B46

Darker −40%#06121D

More saturated +25%#0E78E1

Less saturated −25%#4A78A5

Channel breakdown

R44

G120

B195

Red44 (17.3%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue209.8°

Saturation (HSL)63.18%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 78 · B C3

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