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Recognised as Colour

#024DCE

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

#024DCE is a blue with RGB values 2, 77, 206 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

#024DCE#024DCE
HEX#024DCE
RGBrgb(2, 77, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.302, 0.8078
RGB percentages0.8%, 30.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(217.9, 98.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 99%, 80.8%)
CMYK99%, 62.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150,990
CSS custom property--colour: #024DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09777WCAG 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 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDB231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8302
Analogous#02B3CE, #1D02CE
Triadic#CE024D, #4DCE02
Split complementary#CE1D02, #B3CE02
Tetradic#CE02B3, #CE8302, #02CE1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EC1FE
Lighter +30%#6BA1FE
Lighter +20%#3981FD
Lighter +10%#0661FD
Darker −10%#023A9B
Darker −20%#012769
Darker −30%#011436
Darker −40%#000104
More saturated +25%#004CD0
Less saturated −25%#1C54B4

Channel breakdown

R2
G77
B206
Red2 (0.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue217.94°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4D · B CE

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