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#2C669C closest to Starry Night

#2C669C is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Starry Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 40.0% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(44, 102, 156)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 56% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #2C669C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.02:1.

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Variations of #2C669C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2C669C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2C669C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2C669C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E5E9B
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E699E
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #46679D
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E5E9B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3A619C
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00737A
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #076B8E
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #636363
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #596475

#2C669C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.02:1 Good#2C669C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.49:1 Poor#2C669C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#2C669C in CSS

/* Starry Night */
.color { color: #2C669C; }
.background { background-color: #2C669C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2C669C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 102 156);
color: hsl(209 56% 39%);
color: oklch(0.498 0.106 249.4);

#2C669C FAQ

What color is #2C669C?

#2C669C is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Starry Night. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2C669C?

#2C669C is rgb(44, 102, 156) in RGB, hsl(209, 56%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 35%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2C669C?

The complementary color of #2C669C is #9C622C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2C669C?

White text has the best contrast on #2C669C: 6.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2C669C a warm or cool color?

#2C669C is a cool color.