Recognised as Colour
#2F199E
- #2F199E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2F199E is a blue with RGB values 47, 25, 158 and HSL 250°, 73%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2F199E#2F199E
HEX#2F199E
RGBrgb(47, 25, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.098, 0.6196
RGB percentages18.4%, 9.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(249.9, 72.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 84.2%, 62%)
CMYK70.3%, 84.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,086,750
CSS custom property--colour: #2F199E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D0E661
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#889E19
Analogous#19469E, #71199E
Triadic#9E2F19, #199E2F
Split complementary#9E7119, #469E19
Tetradic#9E1946, #889E19, #199E71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G25
B158
Red47 (18.4%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue249.92°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 19 · B 9E
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