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Recognised as Colour

#0242BC

  • #0242BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0242BC is a blue with RGB values 2, 66, 188 and HSL 219°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0242BC#0242BC
HEX#0242BC
RGBrgb(2, 66, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2588, 0.7373
RGB percentages0.8%, 25.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(219.4, 97.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 98.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK98.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer148,156
CSS custom property--colour: #0242BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FDBD43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7C02
Analogous#029FBC, #1F02BC
Triadic#BC0242, #42BC02
Split complementary#BC1F02, #9FBC02
Tetradic#BC029F, #BC7C02, #02BC1F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CB3FE
Lighter +30%#5A92FD
Lighter +20%#2771FD
Lighter +10%#0354EE
Darker −10%#01308A
Darker −20%#011F57
Darker −30%#000D25
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0041BE
Less saturated −25%#1A49A4

Channel breakdown

R2
G66
B188
Red2 (0.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue219.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.89%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 42 · B BC

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