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Recognised as Colour

#0220DC

  • #0220DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0220DC is a blue with RGB values 2, 32, 220 and HSL 232°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0220DC#0220DC
HEX#0220DC
RGBrgb(2, 32, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1255, 0.8627
RGB percentages0.8%, 12.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(231.7, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK99.1%, 85.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer139,484
CSS custom property--colour: #0220DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#FDDF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Blue · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 30.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBE02
Analogous#028DDC, #5102DC
Triadic#DC0220, #20DC02
Split complementary#DC5102, #8DDC02
Tetradic#DC028D, #DCBE02, #02DC51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACB7FE
Lighter +30%#798BFE
Lighter +20%#4760FD
Lighter +10%#1434FD
Darker −10%#0219A9
Darker −20%#011177
Darker −30%#010A44
Darker −40%#000312
More saturated +25%#001FDE
Less saturated −25%#1E34C0

Channel breakdown

R2
G32
B220
Red2 (0.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue231.74°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 20 · B DC

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