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Recognised as Colour

#024F78

  • #024F78
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#024F78 is a blue with RGB values 2, 79, 120 and HSL 201°, 97%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#024F78#024F78
HEX#024F78
RGBrgb(2, 79, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3098, 0.4706
RGB percentages0.8%, 31%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(200.8, 96.7%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 98.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK98.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer151,416
CSS custom property--colour: #024F78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#FDB087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B507Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C4677no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Dim grey · ΔE 32Dark slateblue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#782B02
Analogous#027866, #021478
Triadic#78024F, #4F7802
Split complementary#780214, #786602
Tetradic#660278, #782B02, #147802

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4ABEFC
Lighter +30%#18ACFB
Lighter +20%#0491DC
Lighter +10%#0370AA
Darker −10%#012E46
Darker −20%#000D14
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00507A
Less saturated −25%#114A69

Channel breakdown

R2
G79
B120
Red2 (0.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue200.85°
Saturation (HSL)96.72%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4F · B 78

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