#2C4763 Color

#2C4763 is rgb(44, 71, 99) in RGB, hsl(211, 38%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 28%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C4763

HEX#2C4763

RGBrgb(44, 71, 99)

HSLhsl(211, 38%, 28%)

HSVhsv(211, 56%, 39%)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 28%, 0%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(38.9% 0.058 250.4)

LABlab(28.99% -3.69 -19.92)

LCHlch(28.99% 20.26 259.50)

What #2C4763 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 #2C4763, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Police Blue#374F6BΔE 3.7 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 9.03 Independence#4C516DΔE 9.63 Indigo Dye#00416AΔE 10.34 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 11.49 Charcoal#36454FΔE 11.84

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#2C4763 Channel Values

How #2C4763 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 44 · G 71 · B 99	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 211° · S 38% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 211° · S 56% · V 39%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 56% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 61%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.6:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C4763 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 text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2C4763

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C4763; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2C4763

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.

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How #2C4763 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#2C4763

Protanopia#434363

Protanomaly#3B4563

Deuteranopia#404063

Deuteranomaly#394363

Tritanopia#244B4B

Tritanomaly#274A56

Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #2C4763 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c4763: #2C4763;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C4763;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c4763': '#2C4763' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.278, blue: 0.388)

Android XML<color name="color_2c4763">#2C4763</color>

SVG fillfill="#2C4763"

More Blue Colors

#2C4763 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#2C4763 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C4763?

#2C4763 is a dark blue — rgb(44, 71, 99) in RGB and hsl(211, 38%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #2C4763?

#2C4763 is rgb(44, 71, 99) — red 44, green 71, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C4763?

#2C4763 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 28%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C4763 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C4763 scores 9.6:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C4763 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C4763 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.27, which is visibly different.

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