Colour

#0026ED

#0026ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0026ED is a blue with RGB values 0, 38, 237 and HSL 230°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0026ED#0026ED

HEX#0026ED

RGBrgb(0, 38, 237)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.149, 0.9294

RGB percentages0%, 14.9%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(230.4, 100%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 100%, 92.9%)

CMYK100%, 84%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,965

CSS custom property--colour: #0026ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#FFD912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.7 Blue · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 29.4 Dark blue · ΔE 36.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDC700

Analogous#009DED, #5000ED

Triadic#ED0026, #26ED00

Split complementary#ED5000, #9CED00

Tetradic#ED009D, #EDC700, #00ED50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAC5FF

Lighter +30%#879AFF

Lighter +20%#546FFF

Lighter +10%#2145FF

Darker −10%#001EBA

Darker −20%#001687

Darker −30%#000D54

Darker −40%#000521

More saturated +25%#0026ED

Less saturated −25%#1E3ACF

Channel breakdown

G38

B237

Red0 (0%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue230.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 26 · B ED

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