Recognised as Colour

#2F2C50

#2F2C50
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F2C50 is a blue with RGB values 47, 44, 80 and HSL 245°, 29%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F2C50

RGBrgb(47, 44, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1725, 0.3137

RGB percentages18.4%, 17.3%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(245, 29%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245, 45%, 31.4%)

CMYK41.3%, 45%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,091,536

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2C50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.15:1

Contrast with white13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#D0D3AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#203151no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F2F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#26333Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Black · ΔE 31.7 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.7 Slate grey · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D502C

Analogous#2C3B50, #412C50

Triadic#502F2C, #2C502F

Split complementary#50412C, #3B502C

Tetradic#502C3B, #4D502C, #2C5041

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E8ABE

Lighter +30%#6E69AC

Lighter +20%#565092

Lighter +10%#423E71

Darker −10%#1C1A2F

Darker −20%#08080E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#221C60

Less saturated −25%#3C3C41

Channel breakdown

R47

G44

B80

Red47 (18.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue245°

Saturation (HSL)29.03%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 2C · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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