Colour

#2D00FF

#2D00FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2D00FF is a blue with RGB values 45, 0, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2D00FF#2D00FF

HEX#2D00FF

RGBrgb(45, 0, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0, 1

RGB percentages17.6%, 0%, 100%

HSLhsl(250.6, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 100%, 100%)

CMYK82.4%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,949,375

CSS custom property--colour: #2D00FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D2FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 116.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 2.4 Medium blue · ΔE 20.8 Blue violet · ΔE 33.7 Dark violet · ΔE 36.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 48.9 Dark blue · ΔE 50.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 2.42, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D2FF00

Analogous#0052FF, #AD00FF

Triadic#FF2D00, #00FF2D

Split complementary#FFAD00, #52FF00

Tetradic#FF0052, #D2FF00, #00FFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5CCFF

Lighter +30%#AB99FF

Lighter +20%#8166FF

Lighter +10%#5733FF

Darker −10%#2400CC

Darker −20%#1B0099

Darker −30%#120066

Darker −40%#090033

More saturated +25%#2D00FF

Less saturated −25%#4220DF

Channel breakdown

R45

B255

Red45 (17.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 00 · B FF

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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