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Recognised as Colour

#2D44C1

  • #2D44C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2D44C1 is a blue with RGB values 45, 68, 193 and HSL 231°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2D44C1#2D44C1
HEX#2D44C1
RGBrgb(45, 68, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2667, 0.7569
RGB percentages17.6%, 26.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(230.7, 62.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 76.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK76.7%, 64.8%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,966,721
CSS custom property--colour: #2D44C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D2BB3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 25Navy · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1AA2D
Analogous#2D8EC1, #602DC1
Triadic#C12D44, #44C12D
Split complementary#C1602D, #8EC12D
Tetradic#C12D8E, #C1AA2D, #2DC160

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CEF2
Lighter +30%#9EAAE8
Lighter +20%#7586DF
Lighter +10%#4C61D5
Darker −10%#233598
Darker −20%#1A276E
Darker −30%#101845
Darker −40%#060A1C
More saturated +25%#0F2FDF
Less saturated −25%#4B59A3

Channel breakdown

R45
G68
B193
Red45 (17.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue230.68°
Saturation (HSL)62.18%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 44 · B C1

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