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Recognised as Colour

#024C9D

  • #024C9D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#024C9D is a blue with RGB values 2, 76, 157 and HSL 211°, 97%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#024C9D#024C9D
HEX#024C9D
RGBrgb(2, 76, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.298, 0.6157
RGB percentages0.8%, 29.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(211.4, 97.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 98.7%, 61.6%)
CMYK98.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,685
CSS custom property--colour: #024C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#FDB362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1455A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00489Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D5302
Analogous#02999D, #05029D
Triadic#9D024C, #4C9D02
Split complementary#9D0602, #999D02
Tetradic#9D029A, #9D5302, #029D06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EB2FD
Lighter +30%#3B98FD
Lighter +20%#097DFC
Lighter +10%#0364CF
Darker −10%#01346B
Darker −20%#011B38
Darker −30%#000306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004C9F
Less saturated −25%#164D89

Channel breakdown

R2
G76
B157
Red2 (0.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue211.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.48%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4C · B 9D

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