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Recognised as Colour

#024CD0

  • #024CD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#024CD0 is a blue with RGB values 2, 76, 208 and HSL 218°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#024CD0#024CD0
HEX#024CD0
RGBrgb(2, 76, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.298, 0.8157
RGB percentages0.8%, 29.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(218.4, 98.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 99%, 81.6%)
CMYK99%, 63.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,736
CSS custom property--colour: #024CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDB32F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D08602
Analogous#02B3D0, #1F02D0
Triadic#D0024C, #4CD002
Split complementary#D01F02, #B3D002
Tetradic#D002B3, #D08602, #02D01F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0C2FE
Lighter +30%#6DA1FE
Lighter +20%#3B81FD
Lighter +10%#0860FD
Darker −10%#023A9D
Darker −20%#01276B
Darker −30%#011538
Darker −40%#000206
More saturated +25%#004BD2
Less saturated −25%#1C53B6

Channel breakdown

R2
G76
B208
Red2 (0.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue218.45°
Saturation (HSL)98.1%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4C · B D0

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