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Colour

#2972AF

  • #2972AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2972AF is a blue with RGB values 41, 114, 175 and HSL 207°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2972AF#2972AF
HEX#2972AF
RGBrgb(41, 114, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4471, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.1%, 44.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(207.3, 62%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 76.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK76.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,716,335
CSS custom property--colour: #2972AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D68D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5675B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4268AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF6629
Analogous#29AFA9, #292FAF
Triadic#AF2972, #72AF29
Split complementary#AF292F, #AFA929
Tetradic#A929AF, #AF6629, #2FAF29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6D4EE
Lighter +30%#8DBCE4
Lighter +20%#63A4DB
Lighter +10%#3A8CD1
Darker −10%#1F5786
Darker −20%#163C5C
Darker −30%#0C2133
Darker −40%#02060A
More saturated +25%#0E74CA
Less saturated −25%#447094

Channel breakdown

R41
G114
B175
Red41 (16.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue207.31°
Saturation (HSL)62.04%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 72 · B AF

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