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Colour

#024AFF

  • #024AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#024AFF is a blue with RGB values 2, 74, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#024AFF#024AFF
HEX#024AFF
RGBrgb(2, 74, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2902, 1
RGB percentages0.8%, 29%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK99.2%, 71%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,271
CSS custom property--colour: #024AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FDB500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.1Blue violet · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5Blue · ΔE 32.1Dark violet · ΔE 32.7Dark orchid · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB702
Analogous#02C9FF, #3802FF
Triadic#FF024A, #4AFF02
Split complementary#FF3802, #C8FF02
Tetradic#FF02C9, #FFB702, #02FF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDCFF
Lighter +30%#9BB7FF
Lighter +20%#6893FF
Lighter +10%#356EFF
Darker −10%#003BCE
Darker −20%#002C9B
Darker −30%#001E68
Darker −40%#000F35
More saturated +25%#024AFF
Less saturated −25%#2258DF

Channel breakdown

R2
G74
B255
Red2 (0.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4A · B FF

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