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Recognised as Colour

#022BCA

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

#022BCA is a blue with RGB values 2, 43, 202 and HSL 228°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#022BCA#022BCA
HEX#022BCA
RGBrgb(2, 43, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1686, 0.7922
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(227.7, 98%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 99%, 79.2%)
CMYK99%, 78.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer142,282
CSS custom property--colour: #022BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FDD435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA102
Analogous#028FCA, #3D02CA
Triadic#CA022B, #2BCA02
Split complementary#CA3D02, #8FCA02
Tetradic#CA028F, #CAA102, #02CA3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AAEFE
Lighter +30%#6786FE
Lighter +20%#355EFD
Lighter +10%#0236FD
Darker −10%#012098
Darker −20%#011565
Darker −30%#010B33
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002ACC
Less saturated −25%#1C3AB1

Channel breakdown

R2
G43
B202
Red2 (0.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue227.7°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2B · B CA

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