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Recognised as Colour

#2F84C1

  • #2F84C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F84C1 is a blue with RGB values 47, 132, 193 and HSL 205°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F84C1#2F84C1
HEX#2F84C1
RGBrgb(47, 132, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5176, 0.7569
RGB percentages18.4%, 51.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(205.1, 60.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 75.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK75.6%, 31.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,114,177
CSS custom property--colour: #2F84C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D07B3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6886C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5378C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C16C2F
Analogous#2FC1B5, #2F3BC1
Triadic#C12F84, #84C12F
Split complementary#C12F3B, #C1B52F
Tetradic#B52FC1, #C16C2F, #3BC12F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE1F2
Lighter +30%#A1CAE8
Lighter +20%#78B3DE
Lighter +10%#4F9CD4
Darker −10%#256898
Darker −20%#1B4C6F
Darker −30%#113046
Darker −40%#07141D
More saturated +25%#1189DF
Less saturated −25%#4D7FA3

Channel breakdown

R47
G132
B193
Red47 (18.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue205.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 84 · B C1

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