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Recognised as Colour

#0215B5

  • #0215B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0215B5 is a blue with RGB values 2, 21, 181 and HSL 234°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0215B5#0215B5
HEX#0215B5
RGBrgb(2, 21, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0824, 0.7098
RGB percentages0.8%, 8.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(233.6, 97.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 98.9%, 71%)
CMYK98.9%, 88.4%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer136,629
CSS custom property--colour: #0215B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#FDEA4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#004D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.1Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Navy · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Indigo · ΔE 27.2Dark violet · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5A202
Analogous#026EB5, #4802B5
Triadic#B50215, #15B502
Split complementary#B54902, #6EB502
Tetradic#B5026F, #B5A202, #02B549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8592FE
Lighter +30%#5365FD
Lighter +20%#2038FD
Lighter +10%#031BE7
Darker −10%#010F83
Darker −20%#010950
Darker −30%#00031E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0013B7
Less saturated −25%#19279E

Channel breakdown

R2
G21
B181
Red2 (0.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue233.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.81%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 15 · B B5

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