Colour

#2D00CC

#2D00CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2D00CC is a blue with RGB values 45, 0, 204 and HSL 253°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2D00CC#2D00CC

HEX#2D00CC

RGBrgb(45, 0, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0, 0.8

RGB percentages17.6%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(253.2, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 100%, 80%)

CMYK77.9%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,949,324

CSS custom property--colour: #2D00CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.59:1

Contrast with white10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#D2FF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0035C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.5 Blue violet · ΔE 20.9 Blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9 Dark blue · ΔE 28.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.53, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FCC00

Analogous#0039CC, #9300CC

Triadic#CC2D00, #00CC2D

Split complementary#CC9300, #39CC00

Tetradic#CC0039, #9FCC00, #00CC93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B099FF

Lighter +30%#8866FF

Lighter +20%#6033FF

Lighter +10%#3800FF

Darker −10%#220099

Darker −20%#170066

Darker −30%#0B0033

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D00CC

Less saturated −25%#3B19B3

Channel breakdown

R45

B204

Red45 (17.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue253.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 00 · B CC

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