Recognised as Colour

#2F9AE0

#2F9AE0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2F9AE0 is a blue with RGB values 47, 154, 224 and HSL 204°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2F9AE0#2F9AE0

HEX#2F9AE0

RGBrgb(47, 154, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6039, 0.8784

RGB percentages18.4%, 60.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(203.7, 74.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 79%, 87.8%)

CMYK79%, 31.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,119,840

CSS custom property--colour: #2F9AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#D0651F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#799CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#618CDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Sky blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0752F

Analogous#2FE0CD, #2F42E0

Triadic#E02F9A, #9AE02F

Split complementary#E02F42, #E0CD2F

Tetradic#CE2FE0, #E0752F, #42E02F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1F0FA

Lighter +30%#B4DBF4

Lighter +20%#88C5ED

Lighter +10%#5BB0E7

Darker −10%#1D7FBF

Darker −20%#166293

Darker −30%#0F4467

Darker −40%#09273A

More saturated +25%#11A0FE

Less saturated −25%#4D94C2

Channel breakdown

R47

G154

B224

Red47 (18.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue203.73°

Saturation (HSL)74.06%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 9A · B E0

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