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Recognised as Colour

#2F4CFC

  • #2F4CFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2F4CFC is a blue with RGB values 47, 76, 252 and HSL 232°, 97%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2F4CFC#2F4CFC
HEX#2F4CFC
RGBrgb(47, 76, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.298, 0.9882
RGB percentages18.4%, 29.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(231.5, 97.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 81.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK81.3%, 69.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,099,900
CSS custom property--colour: #2F4CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D0B303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Medium blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9Dark violet · ΔE 31.1Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1Dark blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCDF2F
Analogous#2FB3FC, #782FFC
Triadic#FC2F4C, #4CFC2F
Split complementary#FC782F, #B3FC2F
Tetradic#FC2FB3, #FCDF2F, #2FFC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FF
Lighter +30%#C6CEFE
Lighter +20%#94A3FD
Lighter +10%#6177FD
Darker −10%#0426F4
Darker −20%#031EC2
Darker −30%#021690
Darker −40%#010E5E
More saturated +25%#2C4AFF
Less saturated −25%#495FE2

Channel breakdown

R47
G76
B252
Red47 (18.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue231.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.16%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 4C · B FC

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