Colour

#2F22FF

#2F22FF
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Nearest: Blue

#2F22FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 34, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2F22FF#2F22FF

HEX#2F22FF

RGBrgb(47, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages18.4%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK81.6%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,089,151

CSS custom property--colour: #2F22FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#D0DD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.7 Medium blue · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark violet · ΔE 31.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 43 Dark blue · ΔE 45.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2FF22

Analogous#2284FF, #9D22FF

Triadic#FF2F22, #22FF2F

Split complementary#FF9D22, #84FF22

Tetradic#FF2284, #F2FF22, #22FF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFEEFF

Lighter +30%#BFBBFF

Lighter +20%#8F88FF

Lighter +10%#5F55FF

Darker −10%#0E00EE

Darker −20%#0B00BB

Darker −30%#080088

Darker −40%#050055

More saturated +25%#2F22FF

Less saturated −25%#473EE3

Channel breakdown

R47

G34

B255

Red47 (18.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue243.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 22 · B FF

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