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Recognised as Colour

#2C84CB

  • #2C84CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C84CB is a blue with RGB values 44, 132, 203 and HSL 207°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C84CB#2C84CB
HEX#2C84CB
RGBrgb(44, 132, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5176, 0.7961
RGB percentages17.3%, 51.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(206.8, 64.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 78.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK78.3%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,917,579
CSS custom property--colour: #2C84CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D37B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6387CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C79CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4Light skyblue · ΔE 32.1Light slate grey · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB732C
Analogous#2CCBC3, #2C34CB
Triadic#CB2C84, #84CB2C
Split complementary#CB2C34, #CBC32C
Tetradic#C32CCB, #CB732C, #34CB2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE4F4
Lighter +30%#A5CCEB
Lighter +20%#7BB4E2
Lighter +10%#519CD9
Darker −10%#2369A1
Darker −20%#1A4D77
Darker −30%#11324D
Darker −40%#081723
More saturated +25%#0D87EA
Less saturated −25%#4B81AC

Channel breakdown

R44
G132
B203
Red44 (17.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue206.79°
Saturation (HSL)64.37%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 84 · B CB

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