Recognised as Colour

#2F03BA

#2F03BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2F03BA is a blue with RGB values 47, 3, 186 and HSL 254°, 97%, 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

#2F03BA#2F03BA

HEX#2F03BA

RGBrgb(47, 3, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0118, 0.7294

RGB percentages18.4%, 1.2%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(254.4, 96.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 98.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK74.7%, 98.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,081,146

CSS custom property--colour: #2F03BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1

Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D0FC45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2 Dark blue · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 23.2 Navy · ΔE 25.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EBA03

Analogous#0333BA, #8A03BA

Triadic#BA2F03, #03BA2F

Split complementary#BA8B03, #32BA03

Tetradic#BA0333, #8EBA03, #03BA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A78CFD

Lighter +30%#815AFC

Lighter +20%#5A27FC

Lighter +10%#3C04EC

Darker −10%#220288

Darker −20%#160156

Darker −30%#090123

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D00BD

Less saturated −25%#3B1BA2

Channel breakdown

R47

B186

Red47 (18.4%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue254.43°

Saturation (HSL)96.83%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 03 · B BA

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