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Recognised as Colour

#0211CB

  • #0211CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0211CB is a blue with RGB values 2, 17, 203 and HSL 236°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0211CB#0211CB
HEX#0211CB
RGBrgb(2, 17, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0667, 0.7961
RGB percentages0.8%, 6.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(235.5, 98%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 99%, 79.6%)
CMYK99%, 91.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer135,627
CSS custom property--colour: #0211CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FDEE34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Blue · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 26.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Navy · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBBC02
Analogous#0276CB, #5702CB
Triadic#CB0211, #11CB02
Split complementary#CB5702, #76CB02
Tetradic#CB0276, #CBBC02, #02CB58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BA2FE
Lighter +30%#6874FE
Lighter +20%#3645FD
Lighter +10%#0316FD
Darker −10%#020D98
Darker −20%#010966
Darker −30%#010433
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#000FCD
Less saturated −25%#1C27B1

Channel breakdown

R2
G17
B203
Red2 (0.8%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue235.52°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 11 · B CB

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