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Recognised as Colour

#2F5895

  • #2F5895
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F5895 is a blue with RGB values 47, 88, 149 and HSL 216°, 52%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F5895#2F5895
HEX#2F5895
RGBrgb(47, 88, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3451, 0.5843
RGB percentages18.4%, 34.5%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(215.9, 52%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 68.5%, 58.4%)
CMYK68.5%, 40.9%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,102,869
CSS custom property--colour: #2F5895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D0A76A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5D97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D5494no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00666Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#956C2F
Analogous#2F8B95, #392F95
Triadic#952F58, #58952F
Split complementary#95392F, #8B952F
Tetradic#952F8B, #956C2F, #2F9539

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABC2E5
Lighter +30%#85A6D8
Lighter +20%#5E8ACC
Lighter +10%#3B6FBC
Darker −10%#23416E
Darker −20%#172A47
Darker −30%#0A1321
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1753AE
Less saturated −25%#485D7D

Channel breakdown

R47
G88
B149
Red47 (18.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue215.88°
Saturation (HSL)52.04%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 58 · B 95

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