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Recognised as Colour

#2F3BC8

  • #2F3BC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2F3BC8 is a blue with RGB values 47, 59, 200 and HSL 235°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2F3BC8#2F3BC8
HEX#2F3BC8
RGBrgb(47, 59, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2314, 0.7843
RGB percentages18.4%, 23.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(235.3, 61.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 76.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK76.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,095,496
CSS custom property--colour: #2F3BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D0C437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00637Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BC2F
Analogous#2F88C8, #6F2FC8
Triadic#C82F3B, #3BC82F
Split complementary#C86F2F, #88C82F
Tetradic#C82F88, #C8BC2F, #2FC86F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD2F4
Lighter +30%#A6ABEA
Lighter +20%#7D84E0
Lighter +10%#535ED7
Darker −10%#252F9F
Darker −20%#1C2375
Darker −30%#12164C
Darker −40%#080A23
More saturated +25%#1021E7
Less saturated −25%#4E55A9

Channel breakdown

R47
G59
B200
Red47 (18.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue235.29°
Saturation (HSL)61.94%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 3B · B C8

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