Recognised as Colour

#2F75DA

#2F75DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2F75DA is a blue with RGB values 47, 117, 218 and HSL 215°, 70%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F75DA

RGBrgb(47, 117, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4588, 0.8549

RGB percentages18.4%, 45.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(215.4, 69.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 78.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK78.4%, 46.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,110,362

CSS custom property--colour: #2F75DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#D08A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E7FDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C70D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.6 Royal blue · ΔE 14.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA942F

Analogous#2FCBDA, #3E2FDA

Triadic#DA2F75, #75DA2F

Split complementary#DA3E2F, #CBDA2F

Tetradic#DA2FCB, #DA942F, #2FDA3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCE8F9

Lighter +30%#B1CBF1

Lighter +20%#86AEE9

Lighter +10%#5A92E2

Darker −10%#205DB6

Darker −20%#19478A

Darker −30%#11315F

Darker −40%#091B34

More saturated +25%#106FF9

Less saturated −25%#4E7BBB

Channel breakdown

R47

G117

B218

Red47 (18.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue215.44°

Saturation (HSL)69.8%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 75 · B DA

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