Colour

#2F669C

#2F669C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2F669C is a blue with RGB values 47, 102, 156 and HSL 210°, 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

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HEX#2F669C

RGBrgb(47, 102, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4, 0.6118

RGB percentages18.4%, 40%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(209.7, 53.7%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 69.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK69.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,106,460

CSS custom property--colour: #2F669C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#D09963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E699Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F5E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00737Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C652F

Analogous#2F9C9C, #2F2F9C

Triadic#9C2F66, #669C2F

Split complementary#9C2F2F, #9C9C2F

Tetradic#9C2F9C, #9C652F, #2F9C2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0CCE7

Lighter +30%#89B2DB

Lighter +20%#6199D0

Lighter +10%#3B80C3

Darker −10%#234C75

Darker −20%#17334E

Darker −30%#0C1926

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1666B5

Less saturated −25%#486683

Channel breakdown

R47

G102

B156

Red47 (18.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue209.72°

Saturation (HSL)53.69%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 66 · B 9C

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Colour values

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