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Recognised as Colour

#2F2D70

  • #2F2D70
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F2D70 is a blue with RGB values 47, 45, 112 and HSL 242°, 43%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2F2D70#2F2D70
HEX#2F2D70
RGBrgb(47, 45, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1765, 0.4392
RGB percentages18.4%, 17.6%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(241.8, 42.7%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 59.8%, 43.9%)
CMYK58%, 59.8%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,091,824
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2D70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D0D28F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003872no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00336Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#0F3D49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.9Midnight blue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 33Indigo · ΔE 33.2Royal blue · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E702D
Analogous#2D4D70, #502D70
Triadic#702F2D, #2D702F
Split complementary#70512D, #4D702D
Tetradic#702D4D, #6E702D, #2D7051

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9795D4
Lighter +30%#7370C6
Lighter +20%#4F4CB7
Lighter +10%#3E3C94
Darker −10%#201E4C
Darker −20%#101027
Darker −30%#010103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D1984
Less saturated −25%#41415C

Channel breakdown

R47
G45
B112
Red47 (18.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue241.79°
Saturation (HSL)42.68%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 2D · B 70

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