Recognised as Colour

#2F5CF5

#2F5CF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2F5CF5 is a blue with RGB values 47, 92, 245 and HSL 226°, 91%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F5CF5

RGBrgb(47, 92, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3608, 0.9608

RGB percentages18.4%, 36.1%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(226.4, 90.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 80.8%, 96.1%)

CMYK80.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,103,989

CSS custom property--colour: #2F5CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#D0A30A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0084A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 30.8 Medium purple · ΔE 32 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5C82F

Analogous#2FBFF5, #652FF5

Triadic#F52F5C, #5CF52F

Split complementary#F5652F, #BFF52F

Tetradic#F52FBF, #F5C82F, #2FF565

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F5FE

Lighter +30%#C1CEFC

Lighter +20%#90A8FA

Lighter +10%#6082F7

Darker −10%#0B3DE6

Darker −20%#0930B5

Darker −30%#062385

Darker −40%#041654

More saturated +25%#2557FF

Less saturated −25%#4A6BDA

Channel breakdown

R47

G92

B245

Red47 (18.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue226.36°

Saturation (HSL)90.83%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 5C · B F5

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