Colour

#2F527C

#2F527C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2F527C is a blue with RGB values 47, 82, 124 and HSL 213°, 45%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F527C

RGBrgb(47, 82, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3216, 0.4863

RGB percentages18.4%, 32.2%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(212.7, 45%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 62.1%, 48.6%)

CMYK62.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,101,308

CSS custom property--colour: #2F527C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#D0AD83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#40547Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#364D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005C61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C592F

Analogous#2F787C, #332F7C

Triadic#7C2F52, #527C2F

Split complementary#7C332F, #787C2F

Tetradic#7C2F78, #7C592F, #2F7C33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DB9DA

Lighter +30%#789ECC

Lighter +20%#5384BE

Lighter +10%#3D6AA1

Darker −10%#213A57

Darker −20%#132132

Darker −30%#05090D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A5091

Less saturated −25%#445467

Channel breakdown

R47

G82

B124

Red47 (18.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue212.73°

Saturation (HSL)45.03%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 52 · B 7C

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