Colour

#2F29FF

#2F29FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2F29FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 41, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2F29FF#2F29FF

HEX#2F29FF

RGBrgb(47, 41, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1608, 1

RGB percentages18.4%, 16.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(241.7, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK81.6%, 83.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,090,943

CSS custom property--colour: #2F29FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D0D600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.6 Medium blue · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2 Dark violet · ΔE 30.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.1 Dark blue · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9FF29

Analogous#298EFF, #9A29FF

Triadic#FF2F29, #29FF2F

Split complementary#FF9A29, #8EFF29

Tetradic#FF298E, #F9FF29, #29FF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5FF

Lighter +30%#C4C2FF

Lighter +20%#928FFF

Lighter +10%#615CFF

Darker −10%#0700F5

Darker −20%#0500C2

Darker −30%#04008F

Darker −40%#03005C

More saturated +25%#2F29FF

Less saturated −25%#4844E4

Channel breakdown

R47

G41

B255

Red47 (18.4%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue241.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 29 · B FF

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