Colour

#2F00F0

#2F00F0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2F00F0 is a blue with RGB values 47, 0, 240 and HSL 252°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2F00F0#2F00F0

HEX#2F00F0

RGBrgb(47, 0, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0, 0.9412

RGB percentages18.4%, 0%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(251.8, 100%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 100%, 94.1%)

CMYK80.4%, 100%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,432

CSS custom property--colour: #2F00F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D0FF0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00648Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.9 Medium blue · ΔE 14.4 Blue violet · ΔE 28.6 Dark violet · ΔE 31.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.6 Dark blue · ΔE 44.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1F000

Analogous#0049F0, #A700F0

Triadic#F02F00, #00F02F

Split complementary#F0A700, #49F000

Tetradic#F00049, #C1F000, #00F0A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CABDFF

Lighter +30%#A18AFF

Lighter +20%#7857FF

Lighter +10%#4F24FF

Darker −10%#2500BD

Darker −20%#1B008A

Darker −30%#110057

Darker −40%#070024

More saturated +25%#2F00F0

Less saturated −25%#411ED2

Channel breakdown

R47

B240

Red47 (18.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue251.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 00 · B F0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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