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Recognised as Colour

#022AFB

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

#022AFB is a blue with RGB values 2, 42, 251 and HSL 230°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#022AFB#022AFB
HEX#022AFB
RGBrgb(2, 42, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1647, 0.9843
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(230.4, 98.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 99.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK99.2%, 83.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer142,075
CSS custom property--colour: #022AFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#FDD504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 31.8Dark orchid · ΔE 41.4Dark blue · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD302
Analogous#02A7FB, #5602FB
Triadic#FB022A, #2AFB02
Split complementary#FB5602, #A6FB02
Tetradic#FB02A7, #FBD302, #02FB56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD3FF
Lighter +30%#98A8FE
Lighter +20%#657EFE
Lighter +10%#3353FD
Darker −10%#0222C8
Darker −20%#011996
Darker −30%#011163
Darker −40%#000831
More saturated +25%#0029FD
Less saturated −25%#223FDB

Channel breakdown

R2
G42
B251
Red2 (0.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue230.36°
Saturation (HSL)98.42%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2A · B FB

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