Colour

#022DE7

#022DE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#022DE7 is a blue with RGB values 2, 45, 231 and HSL 229°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#022DE7

RGBrgb(2, 45, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1765, 0.9059

RGB percentages0.8%, 17.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(228.7, 98.3%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 99.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK99.1%, 80.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer142,823

CSS custom property--colour: #022DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#FDD218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.9 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Blue · ΔE 24.4 Dark violet · ΔE 28.3 Dark blue · ΔE 31.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E7BC02

Analogous#02A0E7, #4902E7

Triadic#E7022D, #2DE702

Split complementary#E74902, #A0E702

Tetradic#E702A0, #E7BC02, #02E749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7C4FE

Lighter +30%#849BFE

Lighter +20%#5272FD

Lighter +10%#1F49FD

Darker −10%#0223B4

Darker −20%#011982

Darker −30%#010F4F

Darker −40%#00061D

More saturated +25%#002CE9

Less saturated −25%#1F3FCA

Channel breakdown

G45

B231

Red2 (0.8%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue228.73°

Saturation (HSL)98.28%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 2D · B E7

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