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Recognised as Colour

#2D3CE1

  • #2D3CE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2D3CE1 is a blue with RGB values 45, 60, 225 and HSL 235°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2D3CE1#2D3CE1
HEX#2D3CE1
RGBrgb(45, 60, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2353, 0.8824
RGB percentages17.6%, 23.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(235, 75%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 80%, 88.2%)
CMYK80%, 73.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,964,705
CSS custom property--colour: #2D3CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D2C31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D22D
Analogous#2D96E1, #782DE1
Triadic#E12D3C, #3CE12D
Split complementary#E1782D, #96E12D
Tetradic#E12D96, #E1D22D, #2DE178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE2FB
Lighter +30%#B3B8F4
Lighter +20%#868FEE
Lighter +10%#5A65E7
Darker −10%#1B29C0
Darker −20%#152093
Darker −30%#0F1666
Darker −40%#080C3A
More saturated +25%#0F23FF
Less saturated −25%#4B55C3

Channel breakdown

R45
G60
B225
Red45 (17.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 3C · B E1

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