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Recognised as Colour

#024DCC

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

#024DCC is a blue with RGB values 2, 77, 204 and HSL 218°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#024DCC#024DCC
HEX#024DCC
RGBrgb(2, 77, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.302, 0.8
RGB percentages0.8%, 30.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(217.7, 98.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 99%, 80%)
CMYK99%, 62.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,988
CSS custom property--colour: #024DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDB233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Dark blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8102
Analogous#02B2CC, #1C02CC
Triadic#CC024D, #4DCC02
Split complementary#CC1C02, #B2CC02
Tetradic#CC02B2, #CC8102, #02CC1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CC0FE
Lighter +30%#69A0FE
Lighter +20%#3781FD
Lighter +10%#0461FD
Darker −10%#023A99
Darker −20%#012767
Darker −30%#011434
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#004CCE
Less saturated −25%#1C54B2

Channel breakdown

R2
G77
B204
Red2 (0.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue217.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4D · B CC

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