Colour
#0224A0
- #0224A0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#0224A0 is a blue with RGB values 2, 36, 160 and HSL 227°, 98%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#0224A0#0224A0
HEX#0224A0
RGBrgb(2, 36, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1412, 0.6275
RGB percentages0.8%, 14.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(227.1, 97.5%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 98.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK98.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,448
CSS custom property--colour: #0224A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FDDB5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A07E02
Analogous#0273A0, #2F02A0
Triadic#A00224, #24A002
Split complementary#A02F02, #73A002
Tetradic#A00273, #A07E02, #02A02F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G36
B160
Red2 (0.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue227.09°
Saturation (HSL)97.53%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 24 · B A0
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