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Recognised as Colour

#2C91C9

  • #2C91C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C91C9 is a blue with RGB values 44, 145, 201 and HSL 201°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C91C9#2C91C9
HEX#2C91C9
RGBrgb(44, 145, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5686, 0.7882
RGB percentages17.3%, 56.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(201.4, 64.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 78.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK78.1%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,920,905
CSS custom property--colour: #2C91C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D36E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7691CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6183C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Sky blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9642C
Analogous#2CC9B2, #2C43C9
Triadic#C92C91, #91C92C
Split complementary#C92C42, #C9B22C
Tetradic#B32CC9, #C9642C, #43C92C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE6F4
Lighter +30%#A3D1EB
Lighter +20%#79BCE2
Lighter +10%#4FA8D9
Darker −10%#23739F
Darker −20%#1A5575
Darker −30%#11364B
Darker −40%#071822
More saturated +25%#0D9AE8
Less saturated −25%#4B88AA

Channel breakdown

R44
G145
B201
Red44 (17.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue201.4°
Saturation (HSL)64.08%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 91 · B C9

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