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Colour

#2FB3FF

  • #2FB3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2FB3FF is a blue with RGB values 47, 179, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2FB3FF#2FB3FF
HEX#2FB3FF
RGBrgb(47, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages18.4%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.9, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK81.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,126,271
CSS custom property--colour: #2FB3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#D04C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Sky blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7B2F
Analogous#2FFFE3, #2F4BFF
Triadic#FF2FB3, #B3FF2F
Split complementary#FF2F4B, #FFE32F
Tetradic#E32FFF, #FF7B2F, #4BFF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFEFF
Lighter +30%#C8EBFF
Lighter +20%#95D8FF
Lighter +10%#62C6FF
Darker −10%#009FFB
Darker −20%#007FC8
Darker −30%#005F95
Darker −40%#003E62
More saturated +25%#2FB3FF
Less saturated −25%#49ACE5

Channel breakdown

R47
G179
B255
Red47 (18.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G B3 · B FF

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