Colour

#2F6DC2

#2F6DC2
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2F6DC2 is a blue with RGB values 47, 109, 194 and HSL 215°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F6DC2

RGBrgb(47, 109, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4275, 0.7608

RGB percentages18.4%, 42.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(214.7, 61%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 75.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK75.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,108,290

CSS custom property--colour: #2F6DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#D0923D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4275C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2667C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6 Royal blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2842F

Analogous#2FB6C2, #3B2FC2

Triadic#C22F6D, #6DC22F

Split complementary#C23B2F, #B6C22F

Tetradic#C22FB6, #C2842F, #2FC23B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBDBF2

Lighter +30%#A2BFE8

Lighter +20%#79A4DE

Lighter +10%#5088D4

Darker −10%#255699

Darker −20%#1B3F70

Darker −30%#112847

Darker −40%#07111E

More saturated +25%#1168E0

Less saturated −25%#4D72A4

Channel breakdown

R47

G109

B194

Red47 (18.4%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue214.69°

Saturation (HSL)61%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 6D · B C2

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