Recognised as Colour

#2C8CFF

#2C8CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2C8CFF is a blue with RGB values 44, 140, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2C8CFF#2C8CFF

HEX#2C8CFF

RGBrgb(44, 140, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.549, 1

RGB percentages17.3%, 54.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(212.7, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK82.7%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,919,679

CSS custom property--colour: #2C8CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#D37300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1484FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 16.8 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.73, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9F2C

Analogous#2CF6FF, #352CFF

Triadic#FF2C8C, #8CFF2C

Split complementary#FF352C, #F6FF2C

Tetradic#FF2CF6, #FF9F2C, #2CFF35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FBFF

Lighter +30%#C5DFFF

Lighter +20%#92C4FF

Lighter +10%#5FA8FF

Darker −10%#0071F8

Darker −20%#005AC5

Darker −30%#004292

Darker −40%#002B5F

More saturated +25%#2C8CFF

Less saturated −25%#468EE5

Channel breakdown

R44

G140

B255

Red44 (17.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue212.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 8C · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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