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Recognised as Colour

#2F98DA

  • #2F98DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2F98DA is a blue with RGB values 47, 152, 218 and HSL 203°, 70%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F98DA#2F98DA
HEX#2F98DA
RGBrgb(47, 152, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5961, 0.8549
RGB percentages18.4%, 59.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(203.2, 69.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 78.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK78.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,119,322
CSS custom property--colour: #2F98DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D06725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7999DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#628AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Sky blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA712F
Analogous#2FDAC6, #2F43DA
Triadic#DA2F98, #98DA2F
Split complementary#DA2F43, #DAC62F
Tetradic#C62FDA, #DA712F, #43DA2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEEF9
Lighter +30%#B1D8F1
Lighter +20%#86C3E9
Lighter +10%#5AADE2
Darker −10%#207CB6
Darker −20%#195E8A
Darker −30%#11415F
Darker −40%#092334
More saturated +25%#109FF9
Less saturated −25%#4E91BB

Channel breakdown

R47
G152
B218
Red47 (18.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue203.16°
Saturation (HSL)69.8%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 98 · B DA

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