Colour

#2F3863

#2F3863
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F3863 is a blue with RGB values 47, 56, 99 and HSL 230°, 36%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F3863

RGBrgb(47, 56, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2196, 0.3882

RGB percentages18.4%, 22%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(229.6, 35.6%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 52.5%, 38.8%)

CMYK52.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,094,627

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3863;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1

Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#D0C79C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#273D65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#223962no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1A4148no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 31.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Midnight blue · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 34.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#635A2F

Analogous#2F5263, #402F63

Triadic#632F38, #38632F

Split complementary#63402F, #52632F

Tetradic#632F52, #635A2F, #2F6340

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#939CCB

Lighter +30%#707DBB

Lighter +20%#505FA8

Lighter +10%#3F4C86

Darker −10%#1F2440

Darker −20%#0E111E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D2C75

Less saturated −25%#414451

Channel breakdown

R47

G56

B99

Red47 (18.4%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue229.62°

Saturation (HSL)35.62%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 38 · B 63

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