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Colour

#2F48DE

  • #2F48DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2F48DE is a blue with RGB values 47, 72, 222 and HSL 231°, 73%, 53%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#2F48DE#2F48DE
HEX#2F48DE
RGBrgb(47, 72, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2824, 0.8706
RGB percentages18.4%, 28.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(231.4, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,098,846
CSS custom property--colour: #2F48DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D0B721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00718Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC52F
Analogous#2FA0DE, #6E2FDE
Triadic#DE2F48, #48DE2F
Split complementary#DE6E2F, #9FDE2F
Tetradic#DE2F9F, #DEC52F, #2FDE6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE3FA
Lighter +30%#B3BCF3
Lighter +20%#8795EC
Lighter +10%#5B6FE5
Darker −10%#1E34BC
Darker −20%#172890
Darker −30%#101C64
Darker −40%#091038
More saturated +25%#1132FC
Less saturated −25%#4D5EC0

Channel breakdown

R47
G72
B222
Red47 (18.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 48 · B DE

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