Recognised as Colour

#2F2AD2

#2F2AD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2F2AD2 is a blue with RGB values 47, 42, 210 and HSL 242°, 67%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F2AD2#2F2AD2

HEX#2F2AD2

RGBrgb(47, 42, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1647, 0.8235

RGB percentages18.4%, 16.5%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(241.8, 66.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 80%, 82.4%)

CMYK77.6%, 80%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,091,154

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D0D52D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005F7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 19.1 Dark blue · ΔE 23.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4 Navy · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDD22A

Analogous#2A79D2, #832AD2

Triadic#D22F2A, #2AD22F

Split complementary#D2832A, #79D22A

Tetradic#D22A79, #CDD22A, #2AD283

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D2F6

Lighter +30%#AAA7EE

Lighter +20%#807DE5

Lighter +10%#5752DD

Darker −10%#2521A7

Darker −20%#1C197D

Darker −30%#121052

Darker −40%#090828

More saturated +25%#110AF2

Less saturated −25%#4D4AB3

Channel breakdown

R47

G42

B210

Red47 (18.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue241.79°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 2A · B D2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#2F2AD2

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else