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Recognised as Colour

#2F65DC

  • #2F65DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2F65DC is a blue with RGB values 47, 101, 220 and HSL 221°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2F65DC#2F65DC
HEX#2F65DC
RGBrgb(47, 101, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3961, 0.8627
RGB percentages18.4%, 39.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(221.3, 71.2%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 78.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK78.6%, 54.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,106,268
CSS custom property--colour: #2F65DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D09A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 2.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 2.57, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA62F
Analogous#2FBBDC, #502FDC
Triadic#DC2F65, #65DC2F
Split complementary#DC502F, #BBDC2F
Tetradic#DC2FBB, #DCA62F, #2FDC50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE6F9
Lighter +30%#B2C6F2
Lighter +20%#86A6EB
Lighter +10%#5B85E3
Darker −10%#1F4FB9
Darker −20%#183C8D
Darker −30%#102A62
Darker −40%#091736
More saturated +25%#115AFA
Less saturated −25%#4D70BE

Channel breakdown

R47
G101
B220
Red47 (18.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue221.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 65 · B DC

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