Colour

#2F4976

#2F4976
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2F4976 is a blue with RGB values 47, 73, 118 and HSL 218°, 43%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F4976

RGBrgb(47, 73, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2863, 0.4627

RGB percentages18.4%, 28.6%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(218, 43%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 60.2%, 46.3%)

CMYK60.2%, 38.1%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,098,998

CSS custom property--colour: #2F4976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D0B689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364D78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D4675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#00535Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#765C2F

Analogous#2F6D76, #382F76

Triadic#762F49, #49762F

Split complementary#76382F, #6D762F

Tetradic#762F6D, #765C2F, #2F7638

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9AB0D7

Lighter +30%#7694C8

Lighter +20%#5178BA

Lighter +10%#3E609A

Darker −10%#203252

Darker −20%#121C2D

Darker −30%#030509

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A438B

Less saturated −25%#444F61

Channel breakdown

R47

G73

B118

Red47 (18.4%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue218.03°

Saturation (HSL)43.03%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 49 · B 76

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