Colour

#2F00BB

#2F00BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2F00BB is a violet with RGB values 47, 0, 187 and HSL 255°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F00BB#2F00BB

HEX#2F00BB

RGBrgb(47, 0, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.7333

RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(255.1, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.1, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK74.9%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,379

CSS custom property--colour: #2F00BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.42:1

Contrast with white11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#D0FF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.1 Navy · ΔE 26.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CBB00

Analogous#002FBB, #8C00BB

Triadic#BB2F00, #00BB2F

Split complementary#BB8C00, #2FBB00

Tetradic#BB002F, #8CBB00, #00BB8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A688FF

Lighter +30%#8055FF

Lighter +20%#5A22FF

Lighter +10%#3C00EE

Darker −10%#220088

Darker −20%#150055

Darker −30%#090022

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F00BB

Less saturated −25%#3B17A4

Channel breakdown

R47

B187

Red47 (18.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue255.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B BB

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