Colour

#2F63FF

#2F63FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2F63FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 99, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2F63FF#2F63FF

HEX#2F63FF

RGBrgb(47, 99, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3882, 1

RGB percentages18.4%, 38.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(225, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK81.6%, 61.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,105,791

CSS custom property--colour: #2F63FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#D09C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CFFno 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 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#008CA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Blue violet · ΔE 32.2 Medium purple · ΔE 32.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFCB2F

Analogous#2FCBFF, #632FFF

Triadic#FF2F63, #63FF2F

Split complementary#FF632F, #CBFF2F

Tetradic#FF2FCB, #FFCB2F, #2FFF63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCFF

Lighter +30%#C8D6FF

Lighter +20%#95B0FF

Lighter +10%#6289FF

Darker −10%#003FFB

Darker −20%#0032C8

Darker −30%#002595

Darker −40%#001962

More saturated +25%#2F63FF

Less saturated −25%#4970E5

Channel breakdown

R47

G99

B255

Red47 (18.4%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 63 · B FF

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