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Recognised as Colour

#021EED

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

#021EED is a blue with RGB values 2, 30, 237 and HSL 233°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#021EED#021EED
HEX#021EED
RGBrgb(2, 30, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1176, 0.9294
RGB percentages0.8%, 11.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(232.9, 98.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 99.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK99.2%, 87.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer138,989
CSS custom property--colour: #021EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#FDE112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Blue · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.7Dark violet · ΔE 30.1Dark blue · ΔE 38.6Dark orchid · ΔE 40
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#EDD102
Analogous#0294ED, #5B02ED
Triadic#ED021E, #1EED02
Split complementary#ED5B02, #94ED02
Tetradic#ED0294, #EDD102, #02ED5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC4FE
Lighter +30%#8A98FE
Lighter +20%#576BFE
Lighter +10%#253FFD
Darker −10%#0218BA
Darker −20%#011188
Darker −30%#010B55
Darker −40%#000423
More saturated +25%#001CEF
Less saturated −25%#2035CF

Channel breakdown

R2
G30
B237
Red2 (0.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue232.85°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1E · B ED

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