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Recognised as Colour

#022FE8

  • #022FE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#022FE8 is a blue with RGB values 2, 47, 232 and HSL 228°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#022FE8#022FE8
HEX#022FE8
RGBrgb(2, 47, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1843, 0.9098
RGB percentages0.8%, 18.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(228.3, 98.3%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 99.1%, 91%)
CMYK99.1%, 79.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer143,336
CSS custom property--colour: #022FE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#FDD017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Blue · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 31.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BB02
Analogous#02A2E8, #4802E8
Triadic#E8022F, #2FE802
Split complementary#E84802, #A2E802
Tetradic#E802A2, #E8BB02, #02E848

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C5FE
Lighter +30%#859DFE
Lighter +20%#5274FE
Lighter +10%#204BFD
Darker −10%#0225B5
Darker −20%#011B83
Darker −30%#011050
Darker −40%#00061E
More saturated +25%#002EEA
Less saturated −25%#1F41CB

Channel breakdown

R2
G47
B232
Red2 (0.8%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue228.26°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2F · B E8

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