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Recognised as Colour

#2F0FAF

  • #2F0FAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2F0FAF is a blue with RGB values 47, 15, 175 and HSL 252°, 84%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2F0FAF#2F0FAF
HEX#2F0FAF
RGBrgb(47, 15, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0588, 0.6863
RGB percentages18.4%, 5.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(252, 84.2%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 91.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK73.1%, 91.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,084,207
CSS custom property--colour: #2F0FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D0F050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.2Navy · ΔE 18.1Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Indigo · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FAF0F
Analogous#0F3FAF, #7F0FAF
Triadic#AF2F0F, #0FAF2F
Split complementary#AF7F0F, #3FAF0F
Tetradic#AF0F3F, #8FAF0F, #0FAF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A894F6
Lighter +30%#8165F2
Lighter +20%#5B36EE
Lighter +10%#3C13DE
Darker −10%#220B80
Darker −20%#160751
Darker −30%#090322
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2600BE
Less saturated −25%#3D2797

Channel breakdown

R47
G15
B175
Red47 (18.4%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 0F · B AF

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