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Colour

#2F22E3

  • #2F22E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2F22E3 is a blue with RGB values 47, 34, 227 and HSL 244°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F22E3#2F22E3
HEX#2F22E3
RGBrgb(47, 34, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 0.8902
RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(244, 77.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 85%, 89%)
CMYK79.3%, 85%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,089,123
CSS custom property--colour: #2F22E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D0DD1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Blue · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.2Dark blue · ΔE 32.4Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E322
Analogous#2276E3, #8F22E3
Triadic#E32F22, #22E32F
Split complementary#E39022, #75E322
Tetradic#E32276, #D6E322, #22E38F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D7FA
Lighter +30%#AFAAF4
Lighter +20%#847DEE
Lighter +10%#5A4FE9
Darker −10%#2318BA
Darker −20%#1A128D
Darker −30%#120C60
Darker −40%#090633
More saturated +25%#1706FF
Less saturated −25%#4A41C4

Channel breakdown

R47
G34
B227
Red47 (18.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue244.04°
Saturation (HSL)77.51%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B E3

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