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Recognised as Colour

#024DAD

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

#024DAD is a blue with RGB values 2, 77, 173 and HSL 214°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#024DAD#024DAD
HEX#024DAD
RGBrgb(2, 77, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.302, 0.6784
RGB percentages0.8%, 30.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(213.7, 97.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 98.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK98.8%, 55.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,957
CSS custom property--colour: #024DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#FDB252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006575no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD6202
Analogous#02A2AD, #0D02AD
Triadic#AD024D, #4DAD02
Split complementary#AD0C02, #A3AD02
Tetradic#AD02A2, #AD6202, #02AD0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DB6FE
Lighter +30%#4B99FD
Lighter +20%#197DFC
Lighter +10%#0363DF
Darker −10%#01377B
Darker −20%#012048
Darker −30%#000A16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004DAF
Less saturated −25%#185097

Channel breakdown

R2
G77
B173
Red2 (0.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue213.68°
Saturation (HSL)97.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4D · B AD

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