Recognised as Colour

#2F33FF

#2F33FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2F33FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 51, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F33FF#2F33FF

HEX#2F33FF

RGBrgb(47, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages18.4%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(238.8, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK81.6%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,093,503

CSS custom property--colour: #2F33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#D0CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 23.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.3 Dark blue · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFFB2F

Analogous#2F9BFF, #932FFF

Triadic#FF2F33, #33FF2F

Split complementary#FF932F, #9BFF2F

Tetradic#FF2F9B, #FFFB2F, #2FFF93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFF

Lighter +30%#C8C9FF

Lighter +20%#9597FF

Lighter +10%#6265FF

Darker −10%#0005FB

Darker −20%#0004C8

Darker −30%#000395

Darker −40%#000262

More saturated +25%#2F33FF

Less saturated −25%#494CE5

Channel breakdown

R47

G51

B255

Red47 (18.4%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue238.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 33 · B FF

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