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Recognised as Colour

#2F2BAC

  • #2F2BAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2F2BAC is a blue with RGB values 47, 43, 172 and HSL 242°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2F2BAC#2F2BAC
HEX#2F2BAC
RGBrgb(47, 43, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1686, 0.6745
RGB percentages18.4%, 16.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(241.9, 60%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 75%, 67.5%)
CMYK72.7%, 75%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,091,372
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D0D453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.4Navy · ΔE 15.3Indigo · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8AC2B
Analogous#2B67AC, #702BAC
Triadic#AC2F2B, #2BAC2F
Split complementary#AC702B, #67AC2B
Tetradic#AC2B67, #A8AC2B, #2BAC70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B6ED
Lighter +30%#908DE3
Lighter +20%#6865D8
Lighter +10%#403CCE
Darker −10%#242183
Darker −20%#19175A
Darker −30%#0E0C32
Darker −40%#020209
More saturated +25%#1610C7
Less saturated −25%#484691

Channel breakdown

R47
G43
B172
Red47 (18.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue241.86°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 2B · B AC

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