Colour

#0018C2

#0018C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0018C2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 24, 194 and HSL 233°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0018C2#0018C2

HEX#0018C2

RGBrgb(0, 24, 194)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0941, 0.7608

RGB percentages0%, 9.4%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(232.6, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK100%, 87.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,338

CSS custom property--colour: #0018C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11:1

Contrast with white11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#FFE73D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#005473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.6 Dark blue · ΔE 20.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Navy · ΔE 25.5 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2AA00

Analogous#0079C2, #4900C2

Triadic#C20018, #18C200

Split complementary#C24900, #79C200

Tetradic#C20079, #C2AA00, #00C249

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F9DFF

Lighter +30%#5C70FF

Lighter +20%#2943FF

Lighter +10%#001EF5

Darker −10%#00128F

Darker −20%#000B5C

Darker −30%#000529

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0018C2

Less saturated −25%#182AAA

Channel breakdown

G24

B194

Red0 (0%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue232.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 18 · B C2

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