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Recognised as Colour

#2F426A

  • #2F426A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2F426A is a blue with RGB values 47, 66, 106 and HSL 221°, 39%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2F426A#2F426A
HEX#2F426A
RGBrgb(47, 66, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2588, 0.4157
RGB percentages18.4%, 25.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 38.6%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 55.7%, 41.6%)
CMYK55.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,097,194
CSS custom property--colour: #2F426A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#D0BD95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#32466Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B4069no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#114B51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 29.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A572F
Analogous#2F606A, #3A2F6A
Triadic#6A2F42, #426A2F
Split complementary#6A392F, #606A2F
Tetradic#6A2F60, #6A572F, #2F6A39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95A8D0
Lighter +30%#728BC0
Lighter +20%#4E6EB1
Lighter +10%#3F588D
Darker −10%#1F2C47
Darker −20%#101623
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C3B7D
Less saturated −25%#424957

Channel breakdown

R47
G66
B106
Red47 (18.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue220.68°
Saturation (HSL)38.56%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 42 · B 6A

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