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Recognised as Colour

#023AFE

  • #023AFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#023AFE is a blue with RGB values 2, 58, 254 and HSL 227°, 99%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#023AFE#023AFE
HEX#023AFE
RGBrgb(2, 58, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2275, 0.9961
RGB percentages0.8%, 22.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(226.7, 99.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 99.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK99.2%, 77.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer146,174
CSS custom property--colour: #023AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FDC501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00779Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.8Blue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 38Dark blue · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC602
Analogous#02B8FE, #4802FE
Triadic#FE023A, #3AFE02
Split complementary#FE4802, #B8FE02
Tetradic#FE02B8, #FEC602, #02FE48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD8FF
Lighter +30%#9AB1FF
Lighter +20%#6889FE
Lighter +10%#3562FE
Darker −10%#012ECC
Darker −20%#012399
Darker −30%#001767
Darker −40%#000C34
More saturated +25%#0139FF
Less saturated −25%#224CDE

Channel breakdown

R2
G58
B254
Red2 (0.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)99.21%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 3A · B FE

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