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Recognised as Colour

#0242C7

  • #0242C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#0242C7 is a blue with RGB values 2, 66, 199 and HSL 221°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0242C7#0242C7
HEX#0242C7
RGBrgb(2, 66, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2588, 0.7804
RGB percentages0.8%, 25.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(220.5, 98%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 99%, 78%)
CMYK99%, 66.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer148,167
CSS custom property--colour: #0242C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#FDBD38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00677Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 23.9Navy · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78702
Analogous#02A5C7, #2402C7
Triadic#C70242, #42C702
Split complementary#C72402, #A5C702
Tetradic#C702A5, #C78702, #02C724

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97B8FE
Lighter +30%#6596FD
Lighter +20%#3274FD
Lighter +10%#0353F9
Darker −10%#013195
Darker −20%#012162
Darker −30%#001030
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0041C9
Less saturated −25%#1B4BAE

Channel breakdown

R2
G66
B199
Red2 (0.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue220.51°
Saturation (HSL)98.01%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 42 · B C7

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