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Recognised as Colour

#2F659F

  • #2F659F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F659F is a blue with RGB values 47, 101, 159 and HSL 211°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F659F#2F659F
HEX#2F659F
RGBrgb(47, 101, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3961, 0.6235
RGB percentages18.4%, 39.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(211.1, 54.4%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 70.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK70.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,106,207
CSS custom property--colour: #2F659F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#D09A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B69A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5E9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00737Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F692F
Analogous#2F9D9F, #312F9F
Triadic#9F2F65, #659F2F
Split complementary#9F312F, #9D9F2F
Tetradic#9F2F9D, #9F692F, #2F9F31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CCE8
Lighter +30%#8AB2DD
Lighter +20%#6398D1
Lighter +10%#3C7EC5
Darker −10%#234C78
Darker −20%#183350
Darker −30%#0C1A29
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#1564B9
Less saturated −25%#496685

Channel breakdown

R47
G101
B159
Red47 (18.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue211.07°
Saturation (HSL)54.37%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 65 · B 9F

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