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Recognised as Colour

#021BC6

  • #021BC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#021BC6 is a blue with RGB values 2, 27, 198 and HSL 232°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#021BC6#021BC6
HEX#021BC6
RGBrgb(2, 27, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1059, 0.7765
RGB percentages0.8%, 10.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(232.3, 98%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 99%, 77.6%)
CMYK99%, 86.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer138,182
CSS custom property--colour: #021BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#FDE439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005675no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2Dark blue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Navy · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AD02
Analogous#027DC6, #4B02C6
Triadic#C6021B, #1BC602
Split complementary#C64B02, #7DC602
Tetradic#C6027D, #C6AD02, #02C64B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96A3FE
Lighter +30%#6477FD
Lighter +20%#314BFD
Lighter +10%#0322F8
Darker −10%#011494
Darker −20%#010D61
Darker −30%#00062F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001AC8
Less saturated −25%#1B2EAD

Channel breakdown

R2
G27
B198
Red2 (0.8%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue232.35°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1B · B C6

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