Colour

#2F62FF

#2F62FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2F62FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 98, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2F62FF#2F62FF

HEX#2F62FF

RGBrgb(47, 98, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3843, 1

RGB percentages18.4%, 38.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(225.3, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK81.6%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,105,535

CSS custom property--colour: #2F62FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#D09D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0068FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Royal blue · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9 Blue violet · ΔE 31.6 Medium purple · ΔE 33.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFCC2F

Analogous#2FCAFF, #642FFF

Triadic#FF2F62, #62FF2F

Split complementary#FF642F, #CAFF2F

Tetradic#FF2FCA, #FFCC2F, #2FFF64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCFF

Lighter +30%#C8D5FF

Lighter +20%#95AFFF

Lighter +10%#6288FF

Darker −10%#003EFB

Darker −20%#0031C8

Darker −30%#002595

Darker −40%#001862

More saturated +25%#2F62FF

Less saturated −25%#496FE5

Channel breakdown

R47

G98

B255

Red47 (18.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue225.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 62 · B FF

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