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Recognised as Colour

#022AE8

  • #022AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#022AE8 is a blue with RGB values 2, 42, 232 and HSL 230°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#022AE8#022AE8
HEX#022AE8
RGBrgb(2, 42, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1647, 0.9098
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(229.6, 98.3%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 99.1%, 91%)
CMYK99.1%, 81.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer142,056
CSS custom property--colour: #022AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FDD517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 33.1Dark orchid · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C002
Analogous#029DE8, #4D02E8
Triadic#E8022A, #2AE802
Split complementary#E84D02, #9DE802
Tetradic#E8029D, #E8C002, #02E84D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C4FE
Lighter +30%#859AFE
Lighter +20%#5270FE
Lighter +10%#2046FD
Darker −10%#0221B5
Darker −20%#011883
Darker −30%#010F50
Darker −40%#00051E
More saturated +25%#0029EA
Less saturated −25%#1F3DCB

Channel breakdown

R2
G42
B232
Red2 (0.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2A · B E8

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