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Recognised as Colour

#023EB6

  • #023EB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#023EB6 is a blue with RGB values 2, 62, 182 and HSL 220°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#023EB6#023EB6
HEX#023EB6
RGBrgb(2, 62, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2431, 0.7137
RGB percentages0.8%, 24.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(220, 97.8%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 98.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK98.9%, 65.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer147,126
CSS custom property--colour: #023EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FDC149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Navy · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B67A02
Analogous#0298B6, #2002B6
Triadic#B6023E, #3EB602
Split complementary#B62002, #98B602
Tetradic#B60298, #B67A02, #02B620

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86AEFE
Lighter +30%#548CFD
Lighter +20%#216AFD
Lighter +10%#034FE8
Darker −10%#012D84
Darker −20%#011C51
Darker −30%#000A1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003DB8
Less saturated −25%#19469F

Channel breakdown

R2
G62
B182
Red2 (0.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)97.83%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 3E · B B6

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