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Recognised as Colour

#020CB4

  • #020CB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#020CB4 is a blue with RGB values 2, 12, 180 and HSL 237°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#020CB4#020CB4
HEX#020CB4
RGBrgb(2, 12, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0471, 0.7059
RGB percentages0.8%, 4.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(236.6, 97.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 98.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK98.9%, 93.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer134,324
CSS custom property--colour: #020CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#FDF34B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003EB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14Dark blue · ΔE 16.5Navy · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.5Indigo · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4AA02
Analogous#0265B4, #5102B4
Triadic#B4020C, #0CB402
Split complementary#B45102, #65B402
Tetradic#B40265, #B4AA02, #02B451

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#848BFE
Lighter +30%#525CFD
Lighter +20%#1F2CFD
Lighter +10%#030FE6
Darker −10%#010982
Darker −20%#01054F
Darker −30%#00021D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000AB6
Less saturated −25%#19209D

Channel breakdown

R2
G12
B180
Red2 (0.8%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue236.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.8%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 0C · B B4

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