Colour

#2F80FF

#2F80FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2F80FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 128, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2F80FF#2F80FF

HEX#2F80FF

RGBrgb(47, 128, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.502, 1

RGB percentages18.4%, 50.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(216.6, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK81.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,113,215

CSS custom property--colour: #2F80FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#D07F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#009FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFAE2F

Analogous#2FE8FF, #462FFF

Triadic#FF2F80, #80FF2F

Split complementary#FF462F, #E8FF2F

Tetradic#FF2FE8, #FFAE2F, #2FFF46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDFF

Lighter +30%#C8DDFF

Lighter +20%#95BEFF

Lighter +10%#629FFF

Darker −10%#0062FB

Darker −20%#004EC8

Darker −30%#003A95

Darker −40%#002662

More saturated +25%#2F80FF

Less saturated −25%#4986E5

Channel breakdown

R47

G128

B255

Red47 (18.4%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue216.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 80 · B FF

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