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Recognised as Colour

#2C92CA

  • #2C92CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2C92CA is a blue with RGB values 44, 146, 202 and HSL 201°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2C92CA#2C92CA
HEX#2C92CA
RGBrgb(44, 146, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5725, 0.7922
RGB percentages17.3%, 57.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(201.3, 64.2%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 78.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK78.2%, 27.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,921,162
CSS custom property--colour: #2C92CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D36D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7792CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6283C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A5no 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 text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27Sky blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA642C
Analogous#2CCAB3, #2C43CA
Triadic#CA2C92, #92CA2C
Split complementary#CA2C43, #CAB32C
Tetradic#B32CCA, #CA642C, #43CA2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE7F4
Lighter +30%#A4D2EB
Lighter +20%#7ABDE2
Lighter +10%#50A8D9
Darker −10%#2374A0
Darker −20%#1A5576
Darker −30%#11374C
Darker −40%#081922
More saturated +25%#0D9BE9
Less saturated −25%#4B89AB

Channel breakdown

R44
G146
B202
Red44 (17.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue201.27°
Saturation (HSL)64.23%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 92 · B CA

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