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Recognised as Colour

#0227C2

  • #0227C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0227C2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 39, 194 and HSL 228°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0227C2#0227C2
HEX#0227C2
RGBrgb(2, 39, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1529, 0.7608
RGB percentages0.8%, 15.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(228.4, 98%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 99%, 76.1%)
CMYK99%, 79.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer141,250
CSS custom property--colour: #0227C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#FDD83D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.5Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Navy · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C29D02
Analogous#0287C2, #3D02C2
Triadic#C20227, #27C202
Split complementary#C23D02, #87C202
Tetradic#C20287, #C29D02, #02C23D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92A7FE
Lighter +30%#607EFD
Lighter +20%#2D55FD
Lighter +10%#0331F4
Darker −10%#011D90
Darker −20%#01135D
Darker −30%#00092B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0026C4
Less saturated −25%#1A36AA

Channel breakdown

R2
G39
B194
Red2 (0.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue228.44°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 27 · B C2

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