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Recognised as Colour

#0240FA

  • #0240FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0240FA is a blue with RGB values 2, 64, 250 and HSL 225°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0240FA#0240FA
HEX#0240FA
RGBrgb(2, 64, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.251, 0.9804
RGB percentages0.8%, 25.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(225, 98.4%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 99.2%, 98%)
CMYK99.2%, 74.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer147,706
CSS custom property--colour: #0240FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FDBF05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00789Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Blue · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 31Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.2Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABC02
Analogous#02BCFA, #4002FA
Triadic#FA0240, #40FA02
Split complementary#FA4002, #BCFA02
Tetradic#FA02BC, #FABC02, #02FA40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D7FF
Lighter +30%#97B1FE
Lighter +20%#648BFE
Lighter +10%#3265FD
Darker −10%#0233C7
Darker −20%#012695
Darker −30%#011962
Darker −40%#000C30
More saturated +25%#003FFC
Less saturated −25%#2150DB

Channel breakdown

R2
G64
B250
Red2 (0.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)98.41%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 40 · B FA

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