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Recognised as Colour

#2F53FF

  • #2F53FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2F53FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 83, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2F53FF#2F53FF
HEX#2F53FF
RGBrgb(47, 83, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3255, 1
RGB percentages18.4%, 32.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.6, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK81.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,101,695
CSS custom property--colour: #2F53FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D0AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1Medium blue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 32.2Dark orchid · ΔE 32.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 24.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB2F
Analogous#2FBBFF, #732FFF
Triadic#FF2F53, #53FF2F
Split complementary#FF732F, #BBFF2F
Tetradic#FF2FBB, #FFDB2F, #2FFF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFF
Lighter +30%#C8D2FF
Lighter +20%#95A7FF
Lighter +10%#627DFF
Darker −10%#002BFB
Darker −20%#0023C8
Darker −30%#001A95
Darker −40%#001162
More saturated +25%#2F53FF
Less saturated −25%#4964E5

Channel breakdown

R47
G83
B255
Red47 (18.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 53 · B FF

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