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Recognised as Colour

#2C7FAC

  • #2C7FAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C7FAC is a blue with RGB values 44, 127, 172 and HSL 201°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C7FAC#2C7FAC
HEX#2C7FAC
RGBrgb(44, 127, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.498, 0.6745
RGB percentages17.3%, 49.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(201.1, 59.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 74.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 26.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,916,268
CSS custom property--colour: #2C7FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D38053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5872ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Cadetblue · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC592C
Analogous#2CAC99, #2C3FAC
Triadic#AC2C7F, #7FAC2C
Split complementary#AC2C3F, #AC992C
Tetradic#992CAC, #AC592C, #3FAC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7DAED
Lighter +30%#8FC5E2
Lighter +20%#66B0D8
Lighter +10%#3E9BCE
Darker −10%#226183
Darker −20%#17435B
Darker −30%#0D2532
Darker −40%#02070A
More saturated +25%#1187C7
Less saturated −25%#477791

Channel breakdown

R44
G127
B172
Red44 (17.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue201.09°
Saturation (HSL)59.26%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 7F · B AC

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