Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#024AF0

  • #024AF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#024AF0 is a blue with RGB values 2, 74, 240 and HSL 222°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#024AF0#024AF0
HEX#024AF0
RGBrgb(2, 74, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2902, 0.9412
RGB percentages0.8%, 29%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(221.8, 98.3%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 99.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK99.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,256
CSS custom property--colour: #024AF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#FDB50F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Medium blue · ΔE 25.4Blue violet · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 31Dark blue · ΔE 31.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 25.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0A802
Analogous#02C1F0, #3102F0
Triadic#F0024A, #4AF002
Split complementary#F03102, #C1F002
Tetradic#F002C1, #F0A802, #02F031

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D3FE
Lighter +30%#8DAFFE
Lighter +20%#5A8CFE
Lighter +10%#2868FD
Darker −10%#023ABD
Darker −20%#012B8B
Darker −30%#011B58
Darker −40%#000C26
More saturated +25%#0049F2
Less saturated −25%#2056D2

Channel breakdown

R2
G74
B240
Red2 (0.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue221.85°
Saturation (HSL)98.35%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4A · B F0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “024af0” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.