Recognised as Colour

#2F5F90

#2F5F90
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2F5F90 is a blue with RGB values 47, 95, 144 and HSL 210°, 51%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F5F90

RGBrgb(47, 95, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3725, 0.5647

RGB percentages18.4%, 37.3%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(210.3, 50.8%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 67.4%, 56.5%)

CMYK67.4%, 34%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,104,656

CSS custom property--colour: #2F5F90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#D0A06F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C588Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90602F

Analogous#2F9090, #302F90

Triadic#902F5F, #5F902F

Split complementary#902F2F, #90902F

Tetradic#902F90, #90602F, #2F9030

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A8C5E3

Lighter +30%#82ACD6

Lighter +20%#5B92CA

Lighter +10%#3C78B6

Darker −10%#22466A

Darker −20%#162C43

Darker −30%#09131D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#175FA8

Less saturated −25%#475F78

Channel breakdown

R47

G95

B144

Red47 (18.4%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue210.31°

Saturation (HSL)50.79%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 5F · B 90

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