#2f246f Color Information

#2f246f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2f246f. In RGB, it consists of 18.4% Red, 14.1% Green, and 43.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 57.7% Cyan, 67.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 56.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 248.8°, with saturation of 51% and lightness of 28.8%. The decimal value for #2f246f is 3089519, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2f246f is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#2f246f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color47, 36, 111 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color18.4%, 14.1%, 43.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.816, 0.859, 0.565 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.577, 0.676, 0, 0.565 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color248.8°, 51.0%, 28.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color248.8°, 67.6%, 43.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color4.672, 3.014, 15.374 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color47, 36, 111 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3089519 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color20.099, 27.563, -41.906 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)20.099, 50.158, 303.334 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color20.099, -0.826, -48.547 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color17.360, 17.661, -40.355 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.203, 0.131, 3.014 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281279599 / 0xff2f246f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #2f246f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2f246f, its pure hue is 248.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.0%, and its lightness is 28.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2f246f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #06050e to #292061.

Tints of #2f246f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2f246f, its pure hue is 248.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.0%, and its lightness is 28.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2f246f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #493f81 to #e5e4ed.

Tones of #2f246f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2f246f, its pure hue is 248.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2f246f, which range from #4a4a4a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #160093 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2f246f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2f246f! For #2f246f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2f246f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2f246f

This color, #2f246f, consists of 18.4% Red, 14.1% Green, and 43.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 47, Green = 36, Blue = 111. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2f246f is 57.7% Cyan, 67.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 56.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R18.4%
C57.7%
G14.1%
M67.6%
B43.5%
Y0.0%
K56.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 47 36 111
Octal 57 44 157
Hexa #2f #24 #6f
Binary 00101111 00100100 01101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 57 67 0 56
Octal 71 103 0 70
Hexa #39 #43 #00 #38
Binary 00111001 01000011 00000000 00111000

Analogous Colors of #2f246f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2f246f — which has hue 248.8° — its analogous colors are located at 218.8° and 278.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f246f.

Triadic Colors of #2f246f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2f246f — which has hue 248.8° — its triadic colors are located at 8.8° and 248.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f246f.

Complementary Color of #2f246f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2f246f — which has hue 248.8° — its complementary color is located at 68.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f246f.

Split Complementary Colors of #2f246f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2f246f — which has hue 248.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 38.8° and 248.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f246f.

Tetradic Colors of #2f246f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2f246f — which has hue 248.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 158.8°, 248.8°, 338.8°, and 68.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f246f.

Monochromatic Colors of #2f246f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2f246f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1e1b2f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #331bc2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2f246f

We want to make getting started with #2f246f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2f246f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2f246f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2f246f with other HTML elements.

#2f246f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2f246f.
<span style="color: #2f246f;">The color of this text is #2f246f.</span>

#2f246f Background Color

The background color for this text is #2f246f.
<div style="background-color: #2f246f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2f246f.</div>

#2f246f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2f246f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2f246f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2f246f.</span>

#2f246f Border Color

This is a div with border color #2f246f.
<div style="border: #2f246f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2f246f.</div>

#2f246f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2f246f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2f246f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2f246f on a white background.</div></div>

#2f246f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2f246f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2f246f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2f246f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2f246f to White

This is a gradient from #2f246f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2f246f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2f246f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2f246f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2f246f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2f246f to white.</div>

Gradient from #2f246f to Black

This is a gradient from #2f246f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2f246f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2f246f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2f246f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2f246f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2f246f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2f246f

In addition to using #2f246f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2f246f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2f246f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 47, Green = 36, Blue = 111). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2f246f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2f246f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(47, 36, 111)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2f246f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2f246f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2f246f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(47, 36, 111);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2f246f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:47, green:36, blue:111, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:47 green:36 blue:111 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(47f, 36f, 111f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(47, 36, 111);
 

#2f246f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2f246f the same way. For those with color blindness, #2f246f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2f246f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2f246f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2f246f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2f246f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2f246f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 13.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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