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Recognised as Colour

#2F679F

  • #2F679F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F679F is a blue with RGB values 47, 103, 159 and HSL 210°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F679F#2F679F
HEX#2F679F
RGBrgb(47, 103, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4039, 0.6235
RGB percentages18.4%, 40.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(210, 54.4%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 70.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK70.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,106,719
CSS custom property--colour: #2F679F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#D09860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E5F9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#00747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F672F
Analogous#2F9F9F, #2F2F9F
Triadic#9F2F67, #679F2F
Split complementary#9F2F2F, #9F9F2F
Tetradic#9F2F9F, #9F672F, #2F9F2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CDE8
Lighter +30%#8AB3DD
Lighter +20%#639AD1
Lighter +10%#3C81C5
Darker −10%#234E78
Darker −20%#183450
Darker −30%#0C1A29
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#1567B9
Less saturated −25%#496785

Channel breakdown

R47
G103
B159
Red47 (18.4%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)54.37%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 67 · B 9F

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