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Recognised as Colour

#0246AD

  • #0246AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0246AD is a blue with RGB values 2, 70, 173 and HSL 216°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0246AD#0246AD
HEX#0246AD
RGBrgb(2, 70, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2745, 0.6784
RGB percentages0.8%, 27.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(216.1, 97.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 98.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK98.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer149,165
CSS custom property--colour: #0246AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FDB952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD6902
Analogous#029BAD, #1402AD
Triadic#AD0246, #46AD02
Split complementary#AD1302, #9CAD02
Tetradic#AD029B, #AD6902, #02AD14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DB0FE
Lighter +30%#4B92FD
Lighter +20%#1973FC
Lighter +10%#035ADF
Darker −10%#01327B
Darker −20%#011D48
Darker −30%#000916
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0046AF
Less saturated −25%#184A97

Channel breakdown

R2
G70
B173
Red2 (0.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue216.14°
Saturation (HSL)97.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 46 · B AD

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