Recognised as Colour

#2F88C8

#2F88C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2F88C8 is a blue with RGB values 47, 136, 200 and HSL 205°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F88C8#2F88C8

HEX#2F88C8

RGBrgb(47, 136, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5333, 0.7843

RGB percentages18.4%, 53.3%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(205.1, 61.9%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 76.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK76.5%, 32%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,115,208

CSS custom property--colour: #2F88C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#D07737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A8ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#557CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C86F2F

Analogous#2FC8BC, #2F3BC8

Triadic#C82F88, #88C82F

Split complementary#C82F3B, #C8BC2F

Tetradic#BC2FC8, #C86F2F, #3BC82F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFE4F4

Lighter +30%#A6CEEA

Lighter +20%#7DB7E0

Lighter +10%#53A0D7

Darker −10%#256C9F

Darker −20%#1C5075

Darker −30%#12344C

Darker −40%#081823

More saturated +25%#108DE7

Less saturated −25%#4E83A9

Channel breakdown

R47

G136

B200

Red47 (18.4%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue205.1°

Saturation (HSL)61.94%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 88 · B C8

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