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#2C176E Color

#2C176E is rgb(44, 23, 110) in RGB, hsl(254, 65%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 79%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C176E
HEX#2C176E
RGBrgb(44, 23, 110)
HSLhsl(254, 65%, 26%)
HSVhsv(254, 79%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 79%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(29.9% 0.139 285.4)
LABlab(16.10% 29.64 -47.60)
LCHlch(16.10% 56.07 301.91)

What #2C176E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2C176E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 5.09Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 8.92Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.83Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 10.13St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 10.21KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2C176E Channel Values

How #2C176E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 44 · G 23 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 65% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 79% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.43:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C176E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C176E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C176E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C176E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C176E
Complementary
#596D17
Analogous
#172E6D
Analogous
#56176D
Triadic
#6D2B17
Triadic
#176D2B
Split comp.
#6D5617
Split comp.
#2E6D17

Tints & Shades of #2C176E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3C2097
#4E2AC6
#6B4AD9
#8E74E2
#B09EEA
#D6CDF4

Shades

#261561
#211254
#1C0F48
#160C37
#11092A
#0C061D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C176E.

How #2C176E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2C176E
Protanopia#1C1C6E
Protanomaly#231A6E
Deuteranopia#1F1F6E
Deuteranomaly#251C6E
Tritanopia#132E2E
Tritanomaly#1F264F
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #2C176E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2c176e: #2C176E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C176E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c176e': '#2C176E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.090, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_2c176e">#2C176E</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C176E"

More Blue Colors

#2C176E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2C176E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C176E?

#2C176E is a dark blue — rgb(44, 23, 110) in RGB and hsl(254, 65%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #2C176E?

#2C176E is rgb(44, 23, 110) — red 44, green 23, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C176E?

#2C176E converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 79%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C176E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C176E scores 14.43:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C176E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C176E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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