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Recognised as Colour

#024DAF

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

#024DAF is a blue with RGB values 2, 77, 175 and HSL 214°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#024DAF#024DAF
HEX#024DAF
RGBrgb(2, 77, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.302, 0.6863
RGB percentages0.8%, 30.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(214, 97.7%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 98.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK98.9%, 56%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,959
CSS custom property--colour: #024DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#FDB250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 19Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF6402
Analogous#02A4AF, #0E02AF
Triadic#AF024D, #4DAF02
Split complementary#AF0D02, #A4AF02
Tetradic#AF02A3, #AF6402, #02AF0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FB6FE
Lighter +30%#4D99FD
Lighter +20%#1B7CFC
Lighter +10%#0363E1
Darker −10%#01377D
Darker −20%#01214A
Darker −30%#000A18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004DB1
Less saturated −25%#185099

Channel breakdown

R2
G77
B175
Red2 (0.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue213.99°
Saturation (HSL)97.74%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4D · B AF

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