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Recognised as Colour

#2F09F8

  • #2F09F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2F09F8 is a blue with RGB values 47, 9, 248 and HSL 250°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2F09F8#2F09F8
HEX#2F09F8
RGBrgb(47, 9, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0353, 0.9725
RGB percentages18.4%, 3.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(249.5, 94.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 96.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK81%, 96.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,082,744
CSS custom property--colour: #2F09F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#D0F607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.9Medium blue · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 30.1Dark violet · ΔE 32.9Dark orchid · ΔE 45.2Dark blue · ΔE 46.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2F809
Analogous#095AF8, #A709F8
Triadic#F82F09, #09F82F
Split complementary#F8A709, #5AF809
Tetradic#F8095A, #D2F809, #09F8A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CFFE
Lighter +30%#AD9EFC
Lighter +20%#836CFB
Lighter +10%#593BF9
Darker −10%#2506C8
Darker −20%#1C0497
Darker −30%#120365
Darker −40%#090134
More saturated +25%#2A02FF
Less saturated −25%#4529D8

Channel breakdown

R47
G9
B248
Red47 (18.4%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue249.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.47%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 09 · B F8

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