Colour
#021BA8
- #021BA8
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#021BA8 is a blue with RGB values 2, 27, 168 and HSL 231°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#021BA8#021BA8
HEX#021BA8
RGBrgb(2, 27, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1059, 0.6588
RGB percentages0.8%, 10.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(231, 97.6%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 98.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK98.8%, 83.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer138,152
CSS custom property--colour: #021BA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FDE457
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A88F02
Analogous#026EA8, #3C02A8
Triadic#A8021B, #1BA802
Split complementary#A83C02, #6EA802
Tetradic#A8026E, #A88F02, #02A83C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G27
B168
Red2 (0.8%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue230.96°
Saturation (HSL)97.65%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1B · B A8
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