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Recognised as Colour

#2F6BF9

  • #2F6BF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2F6BF9 is a blue with RGB values 47, 107, 249 and HSL 222°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2F6BF9#2F6BF9
HEX#2F6BF9
RGBrgb(47, 107, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4196, 0.9765
RGB percentages18.4%, 42%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(222.2, 94.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 81.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK81.1%, 57%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,107,833
CSS custom property--colour: #2F6BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D09406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BD2F
Analogous#2FD0F9, #582FF9
Triadic#F92F6B, #6BF92F
Split complementary#F9582F, #D0F92F
Tetradic#F92FD0, #F9BD2F, #2FF958

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8FF
Lighter +30%#C4D5FD
Lighter +20%#92B2FC
Lighter +10%#618EFA
Darker −10%#074CEE
Darker −20%#053CBD
Darker −30%#042C8B
Darker −40%#031C59
More saturated +25%#2969FF
Less saturated −25%#4A76DE

Channel breakdown

R47
G107
B249
Red47 (18.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue222.18°
Saturation (HSL)94.39%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 6B · B F9

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