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Colour

#2C84E1

  • #2C84E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2C84E1 is a blue with RGB values 44, 132, 225 and HSL 211°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2C84E1#2C84E1
HEX#2C84E1
RGBrgb(44, 132, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5176, 0.8824
RGB percentages17.3%, 51.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(210.8, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK80.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,917,601
CSS custom property--colour: #2C84E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D37B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568BE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#357BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5Royal blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1892C
Analogous#2CDFE1, #2E2CE1
Triadic#E12C84, #84E12C
Split complementary#E12F2C, #DFE12C
Tetradic#E12CDF, #E1892C, #2CE12F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFECFA
Lighter +30%#B2D2F4
Lighter +20%#85B8EE
Lighter +10%#599EE7
Darker −10%#1B6BBF
Darker −20%#155292
Darker −30%#0E3966
Darker −40%#082039
More saturated +25%#0E83FF
Less saturated −25%#4A85C3

Channel breakdown

R44
G132
B225
Red44 (17.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue210.83°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 84 · B E1

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