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Recognised as Colour

#2F35AE

  • #2F35AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2F35AE is a blue with RGB values 47, 53, 174 and HSL 237°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2F35AE#2F35AE
HEX#2F35AE
RGBrgb(47, 53, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2078, 0.6824
RGB percentages18.4%, 20.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(237.2, 57.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 73%, 68.2%)
CMYK73%, 69.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,093,934
CSS custom property--colour: #2F35AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D0CA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00566Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Navy · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 19.5Indigo · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA82F
Analogous#2F75AE, #682FAE
Triadic#AE2F35, #35AE2F
Split complementary#AE692F, #74AE2F
Tetradic#AE2F75, #AEA82F, #2FAE69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBEED
Lighter +30%#9498E2
Lighter +20%#6C71D7
Lighter +10%#444ACC
Darker −10%#242986
Darker −20%#191D5E
Darker −30%#0E1036
Darker −40%#04040D
More saturated +25%#131CCA
Less saturated −25%#4B4E92

Channel breakdown

R47
G53
B174
Red47 (18.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue237.17°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 35 · B AE

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