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Recognised as Colour

#2F41BA

  • #2F41BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2F41BA is a blue with RGB values 47, 65, 186 and HSL 232°, 60%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2F41BA#2F41BA
HEX#2F41BA
RGBrgb(47, 65, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2549, 0.7294
RGB percentages18.4%, 25.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(232.2, 59.7%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 74.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK74.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,097,018
CSS custom property--colour: #2F41BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D0BE45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Navy · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA82F
Analogous#2F86BA, #632FBA
Triadic#BA2F41, #41BA2F
Split complementary#BA632F, #86BA2F
Tetradic#BA2F86, #BAA82F, #2FBA63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5CAF0
Lighter +30%#9CA6E6
Lighter +20%#7381DC
Lighter +10%#4B5CD1
Darker −10%#253391
Darker −20%#1A2569
Darker −30%#101640
Darker −40%#060817
More saturated +25%#122BD7
Less saturated −25%#4C579D

Channel breakdown

R47
G65
B186
Red47 (18.4%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue232.23°
Saturation (HSL)59.66%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 41 · B BA

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