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Recognised as Colour

#020AE2

  • #020AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#020AE2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 10, 226 and HSL 238°, 98%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#020AE2#020AE2
HEX#020AE2
RGBrgb(2, 10, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0392, 0.8863
RGB percentages0.8%, 3.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(237.9, 98.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 99.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK99.1%, 95.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer133,858
CSS custom property--colour: #020AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FDF51D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.8Blue · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 29.8Dark blue · ΔE 37.7Dark orchid · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DA02
Analogous#027AE2, #6A02E2
Triadic#E2020A, #0AE202
Split complementary#E26A02, #7AE202
Tetradic#E2027A, #E2DA02, #02E26A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B4FE
Lighter +30%#7F84FE
Lighter +20%#4D53FD
Lighter +10%#1A22FD
Darker −10%#0208AF
Darker −20%#01067D
Darker −30%#01034A
Darker −40%#000118
More saturated +25%#0008E4
Less saturated −25%#1E24C5

Channel breakdown

R2
G10
B226
Red2 (0.8%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue237.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 0A · B E2

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