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Recognised as Colour

#021FC3

  • #021FC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#021FC3 is a blue with RGB values 2, 31, 195 and HSL 231°, 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

#021FC3#021FC3
HEX#021FC3
RGBrgb(2, 31, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1216, 0.7647
RGB percentages0.8%, 12.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(231, 98%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 99%, 76.5%)
CMYK99%, 84.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer139,203
CSS custom property--colour: #021FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04933WCAG 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 10.57:1
Contrast with white10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FDE03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0035C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Navy · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.6Dark orchid · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3A602
Analogous#027FC3, #4602C3
Triadic#C3021F, #1FC302
Split complementary#C34602, #7FC302
Tetradic#C3027F, #C3A602, #02C346

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93A3FE
Lighter +30%#6178FD
Lighter +20%#2E4DFD
Lighter +10%#0327F5
Darker −10%#011791
Darker −20%#010F5E
Darker −30%#00072C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001EC5
Less saturated −25%#1B30AA

Channel breakdown

R2
G31
B195
Red2 (0.8%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue230.98°
Saturation (HSL)97.97%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1F · B C3

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