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Colour

#2F6EC5

  • #2F6EC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2F6EC5 is a blue with RGB values 47, 110, 197 and HSL 215°, 61%, 48%. 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

#2F6EC5#2F6EC5
HEX#2F6EC5
RGBrgb(47, 110, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4314, 0.7725
RGB percentages18.4%, 43.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(214.8, 61.5%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 76.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK76.1%, 44.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,108,549
CSS custom property--colour: #2F6EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D0913A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4276C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2468C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5862F
Analogous#2FB9C5, #3B2FC5
Triadic#C52F6E, #6EC52F
Split complementary#C53B2F, #B9C52F
Tetradic#C52FB9, #C5862F, #2FC53B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDDF3
Lighter +30%#A4C1E9
Lighter +20%#7BA5DF
Lighter +10%#5189D6
Darker −10%#25579C
Darker −20%#1B4073
Darker −30%#122949
Darker −40%#081220
More saturated +25%#1069E4
Less saturated −25%#4E73A7

Channel breakdown

R47
G110
B197
Red47 (18.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)61.48%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 6E · B C5

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