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Colour

#2F9EDE

  • #2F9EDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2F9EDE is a blue with RGB values 47, 158, 222 and HSL 202°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2F9EDE#2F9EDE
HEX#2F9EDE
RGBrgb(47, 158, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6196, 0.8706
RGB percentages18.4%, 62%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(201.9, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,120,862
CSS custom property--colour: #2F9EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D06121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#688EDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE6F2F
Analogous#2FDEC7, #2F46DE
Triadic#DE2F9E, #9EDE2F
Split complementary#DE2F46, #DEC72F
Tetradic#C72FDE, #DE6F2F, #46DE2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF0FA
Lighter +30%#B3DCF3
Lighter +20%#87C7EC
Lighter +10%#5BB3E5
Darker −10%#1E82BC
Darker −20%#176490
Darker −30%#104564
Darker −40%#092738
More saturated +25%#11A6FC
Less saturated −25%#4D96C0

Channel breakdown

R47
G158
B222
Red47 (18.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue201.94°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 9E · B DE

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