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Recognised as Colour

#00A2F3

  • #00A2F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#00A2F3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 162, 243 and HSL 200°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#00A2F3#00A2F3
HEX#00A2F3
RGBrgb(0, 162, 243)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6353, 0.9529
RGB percentages0%, 63.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(200, 100%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 100%, 95.3%)
CMYK100%, 33.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,715
CSS custom property--colour: #00A2F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#FF5D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA4F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C92F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Sky blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F35100
Analogous#00F3CB, #0028F3
Triadic#F300A2, #A2F300
Split complementary#F30029, #F3CA00
Tetradic#CA00F3, #F35100, #29F300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0EAFF
Lighter +30%#8DD9FF
Lighter +20%#5AC8FF
Lighter +10%#27B7FF
Darker −10%#0080C0
Darker −20%#005E8D
Darker −30%#003C5A
Darker −40%#001A27
More saturated +25%#00A2F3
Less saturated −25%#1E98D5

Channel breakdown

R0
G162
B243
Red0 (0%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A2 · B F3

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