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Colour

#2F2865

  • #2F2865
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F2865 is a blue with RGB values 47, 40, 101 and HSL 247°, 43%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2F2865#2F2865
HEX#2F2865
RGBrgb(47, 40, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1569, 0.3961
RGB percentages18.4%, 15.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(246.9, 43.3%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 60.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK53.5%, 60.4%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,090,533
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2865;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D0D79A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003367no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1B3642no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Midnight blue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Indigo · ΔE 35.3Slate blue · ΔE 36.8Purple · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E6528
Analogous#284065, #4D2865
Triadic#652F28, #28652F
Split complementary#654E28, #406528
Tetradic#652840, #5E6528, #28654E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9189D0
Lighter +30%#6F64C2
Lighter +20%#5145AE
Lighter +10%#40368A
Darker −10%#1E1A40
Darker −20%#0D0B1C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#211677
Less saturated −25%#3D3A53

Channel breakdown

R47
G40
B101
Red47 (18.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue246.89°
Saturation (HSL)43.26%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 28 · B 65

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