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Recognised as Colour

#2F9BE3

  • #2F9BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2F9BE3 is a blue with RGB values 47, 155, 227 and HSL 204°, 76%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2F9BE3#2F9BE3
HEX#2F9BE3
RGBrgb(47, 155, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6078, 0.8902
RGB percentages18.4%, 60.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(204, 76.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 79.3%, 89%)
CMYK79.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,120,099
CSS custom property--colour: #2F9BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D0641C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799DE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#608DE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3772F
Analogous#2FE3D1, #2F41E3
Triadic#E32F9B, #9BE32F
Split complementary#E32F41, #E3D12F
Tetradic#D12FE3, #E3772F, #41E32F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F1FB
Lighter +30%#B6DCF5
Lighter +20%#89C6EF
Lighter +10%#5CB1E9
Darker −10%#1A81C5
Darker −20%#146398
Darker −30%#0E466B
Darker −40%#08283E
More saturated +25%#13A1FF
Less saturated −25%#4D95C5

Channel breakdown

R47
G155
B227
Red47 (18.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)76.27%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 9B · B E3

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