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Colour

#024EBA

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

#024EBA is a blue with RGB values 2, 78, 186 and HSL 215°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#024EBA#024EBA
HEX#024EBA
RGBrgb(2, 78, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3059, 0.7294
RGB percentages0.8%, 30.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(215.2, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK98.9%, 58.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer151,226
CSS custom property--colour: #024EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDB145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA6E02
Analogous#02AABA, #1202BA
Triadic#BA024E, #4EBA02
Split complementary#BA1202, #AABA02
Tetradic#BA02AA, #BA6E02, #02BA12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8ABAFE
Lighter +30%#589CFD
Lighter +20%#257EFD
Lighter +10%#0363EC
Darker −10%#013988
Darker −20%#012455
Darker −30%#000F23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EBC
Less saturated −25%#1952A3

Channel breakdown

R2
G78
B186
Red2 (0.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue215.22°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4E · B BA

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