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Recognised as Colour

#024BAF

  • #024BAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#024BAF is a blue with RGB values 2, 75, 175 and HSL 215°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#024BAF#024BAF
HEX#024BAF
RGBrgb(2, 75, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2941, 0.6863
RGB percentages0.8%, 29.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(214.7, 97.7%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 98.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK98.9%, 57.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,447
CSS custom property--colour: #024BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#FDB450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF6602
Analogous#02A2AF, #0F02AF
Triadic#AF024B, #4BAF02
Split complementary#AF0F02, #A2AF02
Tetradic#AF02A2, #AF6602, #02AF0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FB5FE
Lighter +30%#4D97FD
Lighter +20%#1B7AFC
Lighter +10%#0361E1
Darker −10%#01357D
Darker −20%#01204A
Darker −30%#000A18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004BB1
Less saturated −25%#184E99

Channel breakdown

R2
G75
B175
Red2 (0.8%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue214.68°
Saturation (HSL)97.74%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4B · B AF

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