Recognised as Colour
#2F2DBB
- #2F2DBB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2F2DBB is a blue with RGB values 47, 45, 187 and HSL 241°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2F2DBB#2F2DBB
HEX#2F2DBB
RGBrgb(47, 45, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1765, 0.7333
RGB percentages18.4%, 17.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(240.8, 61.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 75.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK74.9%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,091,899
CSS custom property--colour: #2F2DBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#D0D244
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9BB2D
Analogous#2D72BB, #762DBB
Triadic#BB2F2D, #2DBB2F
Split complementary#BB762D, #72BB2D
Tetradic#BB2D72, #B9BB2D, #2DBB76
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G45
B187
Red47 (18.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue240.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.21%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 2D · B BB
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