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Recognised as Colour

#2F12F8

  • #2F12F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2F12F8 is a blue with RGB values 47, 18, 248 and HSL 248°, 94%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2F12F8#2F12F8
HEX#2F12F8
RGBrgb(47, 18, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.0706, 0.9725
RGB percentages18.4%, 7.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(247.6, 94.3%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 92.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK81%, 92.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,085,048
CSS custom property--colour: #2F12F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D0ED07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#006992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.5Medium blue · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 32Dark orchid · ΔE 43.9Dark blue · ΔE 45.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBF812
Analogous#1268F8, #A212F8
Triadic#F82F12, #12F82F
Split complementary#F8A212, #68F812
Tetradic#F81268, #DBF812, #12F8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD8FE
Lighter +30%#B1A7FC
Lighter +20%#8675FB
Lighter +10%#5A44F9
Darker −10%#2006D1
Darker −20%#18059F
Darker −30%#11036E
Darker −40%#09023C
More saturated +25%#2A0BFF
Less saturated −25%#4631DA

Channel breakdown

R47
G18
B248
Red47 (18.4%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue247.57°
Saturation (HSL)94.26%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 12 · B F8

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