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Recognised as Colour

#2F73CD

  • #2F73CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2F73CD is a blue with RGB values 47, 115, 205 and HSL 214°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2F73CD#2F73CD
HEX#2F73CD
RGBrgb(47, 115, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.451, 0.8039
RGB percentages18.4%, 45.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(214.2, 62.7%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 77.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK77.1%, 43.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,109,837
CSS custom property--colour: #2F73CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#D08C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#256DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD892F
Analogous#2FC2CD, #3A2FCD
Triadic#CD2F73, #73CD2F
Split complementary#CD3A2F, #C2CD2F
Tetradic#CD2FC2, #CD892F, #2FCD3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E2F5
Lighter +30%#AAC6EB
Lighter +20%#80AAE2
Lighter +10%#578ED8
Darker −10%#255CA4
Darker −20%#1C447A
Darker −30%#122D51
Darker −40%#091627
More saturated +25%#106FED
Less saturated −25%#4F77AE

Channel breakdown

R47
G115
B205
Red47 (18.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue214.18°
Saturation (HSL)62.7%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 73 · B CD

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