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Recognised as Colour

#2F22E1

  • #2F22E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2F22E1 is a blue with RGB values 47, 34, 225 and HSL 244°, 76%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F22E1#2F22E1
HEX#2F22E1
RGBrgb(47, 34, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 0.8824
RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(244.1, 76.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 84.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK79.1%, 84.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,089,121
CSS custom property--colour: #2F22E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D0DD1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#006386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Blue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Dark blue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E122
Analogous#2275E1, #8E22E1
Triadic#E12F22, #22E12F
Split complementary#E18E22, #75E122
Tetradic#E12275, #D4E122, #22E18E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D6F9
Lighter +30%#AEA9F3
Lighter +20%#847CED
Lighter +10%#594FE7
Darker −10%#2419B7
Darker −20%#1B138A
Darker −30%#120D5D
Darker −40%#090730
More saturated +25%#1504FF
Less saturated −25%#4A41C2

Channel breakdown

R47
G34
B225
Red47 (18.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue244.08°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B E1

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