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Recognised as Colour

#022AC1

  • #022AC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#022AC1 is a blue with RGB values 2, 42, 193 and HSL 227°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#022AC1#022AC1
HEX#022AC1
RGBrgb(2, 42, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1647, 0.7569
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(227.4, 97.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 99%, 75.7%)
CMYK99%, 78.2%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer142,017
CSS custom property--colour: #022AC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FDD53E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17Navy · ΔE 21Medium blue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 25.2Indigo · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19902
Analogous#0289C1, #3A02C1
Triadic#C1022A, #2AC102
Split complementary#C13A02, #89C102
Tetradic#C10289, #C19902, #02C13A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91A8FE
Lighter +30%#5F80FD
Lighter +20%#2C58FD
Lighter +10%#0335F3
Darker −10%#011F8F
Darker −20%#01145C
Darker −30%#00092A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0029C3
Less saturated −25%#1A38A9

Channel breakdown

R2
G42
B193
Red2 (0.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue227.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.95%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2A · B C1

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