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Recognised as Colour

#024AE2

  • #024AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#024AE2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 74, 226 and HSL 221°, 98%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#024AE2#024AE2
HEX#024AE2
RGBrgb(2, 74, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2902, 0.8863
RGB percentages0.8%, 29%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 98.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 99.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK99.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,242
CSS custom property--colour: #024AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDB51D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 28.1Blue violet · ΔE 28.7Medium blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29A02
Analogous#02BAE2, #2A02E2
Triadic#E2024A, #4AE202
Split complementary#E22A02, #BAE202
Tetradic#E202BA, #E29A02, #02E22A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2CAFE
Lighter +30%#7FA8FE
Lighter +20%#4D85FD
Lighter +10%#1A63FD
Darker −10%#0239AF
Darker −20%#01297D
Darker −30%#01184A
Darker −40%#000818
More saturated +25%#0049E4
Less saturated −25%#1E54C5

Channel breakdown

R2
G74
B226
Red2 (0.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4A · B E2

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