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Recognised as Colour

#2C7ACD

  • #2C7ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2C7ACD is a blue with RGB values 44, 122, 205 and HSL 211°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2C7ACD#2C7ACD
HEX#2C7ACD
RGBrgb(44, 122, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4784, 0.8039
RGB percentages17.3%, 47.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(210.9, 64.7%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 78.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK78.5%, 40.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,915,021
CSS custom property--colour: #2C7ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D38532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5280D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3772CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7F2C
Analogous#2CCBCD, #2E2CCD
Triadic#CD2C7A, #7ACD2C
Split complementary#CD2F2C, #CBCD2C
Tetradic#CD2CCB, #CD7F2C, #2CCD2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E2F5
Lighter +30%#A6C8EC
Lighter +20%#7CAEE3
Lighter +10%#5294DA
Darker −10%#2361A3
Darker −20%#1A4879
Darker −30%#112F4F
Darker −40%#081625
More saturated +25%#0D79EC
Less saturated −25%#4B7BAE

Channel breakdown

R44
G122
B205
Red44 (17.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue210.93°
Saturation (HSL)64.66%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 7A · B CD

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