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Recognised as Colour

#0245C9

  • #0245C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0245C9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 69, 201 and HSL 220°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0245C9#0245C9
HEX#0245C9
RGBrgb(2, 69, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2706, 0.7882
RGB percentages0.8%, 27.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(219.8, 98%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 99%, 78.8%)
CMYK99%, 65.7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer148,937
CSS custom property--colour: #0245C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FDBA36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Dark blue · ΔE 25.2Navy · ΔE 26.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C98602
Analogous#02A8C9, #2302C9
Triadic#C90245, #45C902
Split complementary#C92302, #A8C902
Tetradic#C902A8, #C98602, #02C923

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99BBFE
Lighter +30%#6799FD
Lighter +20%#3478FD
Lighter +10%#0356FB
Darker −10%#013497
Darker −20%#012264
Darker −30%#001132
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0044CB
Less saturated −25%#1B4DB0

Channel breakdown

R2
G69
B201
Red2 (0.8%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue219.8°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 45 · B C9

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