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Recognised as Colour

#2F36FF

  • #2F36FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2F36FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 54, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2F36FF#2F36FF
HEX#2F36FF
RGBrgb(47, 54, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2118, 1
RGB percentages18.4%, 21.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(238, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK81.6%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,094,271
CSS custom property--colour: #2F36FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D0C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Bno 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 text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.1Blue · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 29.4Dark orchid · ΔE 37.4Dark blue · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF82F
Analogous#2F9EFF, #902FFF
Triadic#FF2F36, #36FF2F
Split complementary#FF902F, #9EFF2F
Tetradic#FF2F9E, #FFF82F, #2FFF90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFF
Lighter +30%#C8CAFF
Lighter +20%#9599FF
Lighter +10%#6267FF
Darker −10%#0008FB
Darker −20%#0007C8
Darker −30%#000595
Darker −40%#000362
More saturated +25%#2F36FF
Less saturated −25%#494EE5

Channel breakdown

R47
G54
B255
Red47 (18.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 36 · B FF

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