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Recognised as Colour

#2F69C1

  • #2F69C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2F69C1 is a blue with RGB values 47, 105, 193 and HSL 216°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2F69C1#2F69C1
HEX#2F69C1
RGBrgb(47, 105, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4118, 0.7569
RGB percentages18.4%, 41.2%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(216.2, 60.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 75.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK75.6%, 45.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,107,265
CSS custom property--colour: #2F69C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#D0963E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B72C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A64BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1872F
Analogous#2FB2C1, #3E2FC1
Triadic#C12F69, #69C12F
Split complementary#C13E2F, #B2C12F
Tetradic#C12FB2, #C1872F, #2FC13E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CADAF2
Lighter +30%#A1BDE8
Lighter +20%#78A1DE
Lighter +10%#4F84D4
Darker −10%#255398
Darker −20%#1B3C6F
Darker −30%#112646
Darker −40%#07101D
More saturated +25%#1163DF
Less saturated −25%#4D6FA3

Channel breakdown

R47
G105
B193
Red47 (18.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue216.16°
Saturation (HSL)60.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 69 · B C1

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