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Recognised as Colour

#2F7FA4

  • #2F7FA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F7FA4 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 127, 164 and HSL 199°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F7FA4#2F7FA4
HEX#2F7FA4
RGBrgb(47, 127, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.498, 0.6431
RGB percentages18.4%, 49.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(199, 55.5%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199, 71.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK71.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,112,868
CSS custom property--colour: #2F7FA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D0805B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D72A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 23.7Teal · ΔE 25.1Dark cyan · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4542F
Analogous#2FA48F, #2F44A4
Triadic#A42F7F, #7FA42F
Split complementary#A42F44, #A48F2F
Tetradic#8F2FA4, #A4542F, #44A42F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5D9EA
Lighter +30%#8EC5DE
Lighter +20%#66B1D3
Lighter +10%#3E9CC8
Darker −10%#24607C
Darker −20%#184255
Darker −30%#0D232D
Darker −40%#020405
More saturated +25%#1589BE
Less saturated −25%#49758A

Channel breakdown

R47
G127
B164
Red47 (18.4%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue198.97°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 7F · B A4

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