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Recognised as Colour

#024EC1

  • #024EC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#024EC1 is a blue with RGB values 2, 78, 193 and HSL 216°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#024EC1#024EC1
HEX#024EC1
RGBrgb(2, 78, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3059, 0.7569
RGB percentages0.8%, 30.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(216.1, 97.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 99%, 75.7%)
CMYK99%, 59.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer151,233
CSS custom property--colour: #024EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDB13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006C80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C17502
Analogous#02AEC1, #1602C1
Triadic#C1024E, #4EC102
Split complementary#C11502, #ADC102
Tetradic#C102AD, #C17502, #02C115

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91BCFE
Lighter +30%#5F9EFD
Lighter +20%#2C7FFD
Lighter +10%#0362F3
Darker −10%#013A8F
Darker −20%#01255C
Darker −30%#00112A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EC3
Less saturated −25%#1A53A9

Channel breakdown

R2
G78
B193
Red2 (0.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue216.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.95%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4E · B C1

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