Recognised as Colour
#2F25B8
- #2F25B8
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2F25B8 is a blue with RGB values 47, 37, 184 and HSL 244°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2F25B8#2F25B8
HEX#2F25B8
RGBrgb(47, 37, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1451, 0.7216
RGB percentages18.4%, 14.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(244.1, 66.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 79.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK74.5%, 79.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,089,848
CSS custom property--colour: #2F25B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D0DA47
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB825
Analogous#2565B8, #7825B8
Triadic#B82F25, #25B82F
Split complementary#B87825, #65B825
Tetradic#B82565, #AEB825, #25B878
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G37
B184
Red47 (18.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue244.08°
Saturation (HSL)66.52%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 25 · B B8
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