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Colour

#021ECD

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

#021ECD is a blue with RGB values 2, 30, 205 and HSL 232°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#021ECD#021ECD
HEX#021ECD
RGBrgb(2, 30, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1176, 0.8039
RGB percentages0.8%, 11.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.7, 98.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 99%, 80.4%)
CMYK99%, 85.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer138,957
CSS custom property--colour: #021ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FDE132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Navy · ΔE 29Blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB102
Analogous#0283CD, #4C02CD
Triadic#CD021E, #1ECD02
Split complementary#CD4C02, #83CD02
Tetradic#CD0283, #CDB102, #02CD4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DAAFE
Lighter +30%#6A7FFE
Lighter +20%#3853FD
Lighter +10%#0528FD
Darker −10%#02179A
Darker −20%#010F68
Darker −30%#010835
Darker −40%#000003
More saturated +25%#001DCF
Less saturated −25%#1C31B3

Channel breakdown

R2
G30
B205
Red2 (0.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.07%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1E · B CD

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