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Recognised as Colour

#2F1BE3

  • #2F1BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2F1BE3 is a blue with RGB values 47, 27, 227 and HSL 246°, 79%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F1BE3#2F1BE3
HEX#2F1BE3
RGBrgb(47, 27, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1059, 0.8902
RGB percentages18.4%, 10.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(246, 78.7%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 88.1%, 89%)
CMYK79.3%, 88.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,087,331
CSS custom property--colour: #2F1BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D0E41C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.9Blue · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Dark blue · ΔE 34.1Dark orchid · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFE31B
Analogous#1B6BE3, #931BE3
Triadic#E32F1B, #1BE32F
Split complementary#E3931B, #6BE31B
Tetradic#E31B6B, #CFE31B, #1BE393

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D1F9
Lighter +30%#ABA3F4
Lighter +20%#8175EF
Lighter +10%#5848E9
Darker −10%#2616B5
Darker −20%#1C1088
Darker −30%#130B5A
Darker −40%#09052D
More saturated +25%#1900FE
Less saturated −25%#483BC3

Channel breakdown

R47
G27
B227
Red47 (18.4%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)78.74%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 1B · B E3

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