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Recognised as Colour

#0205B3

  • #0205B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0205B3 is a blue with RGB values 2, 5, 179 and HSL 239°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0205B3#0205B3
HEX#0205B3
RGBrgb(2, 5, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0196, 0.702
RGB percentages0.8%, 2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(239, 97.8%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 98.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK98.9%, 97.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer132,531
CSS custom property--colour: #0205B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#FDFA4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0029B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Dark blue · ΔE 17.4Navy · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Indigo · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B002
Analogous#025DB3, #5802B3
Triadic#B30205, #05B302
Split complementary#B35802, #5DB302
Tetradic#B3025D, #B3B002, #02B358

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8385FE
Lighter +30%#5154FD
Lighter +20%#1F22FC
Lighter +10%#0306E5
Darker −10%#010481
Darker −20%#01024E
Darker −30%#00011C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0003B5
Less saturated −25%#191B9C

Channel breakdown

R2
G5
B179
Red2 (0.8%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue238.98°
Saturation (HSL)97.79%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 05 · B B3

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