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Recognised as Colour

#024FEC

  • #024FEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#024FEC is a blue with RGB values 2, 79, 236 and HSL 220°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#024FEC#024FEC
HEX#024FEC
RGBrgb(2, 79, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3098, 0.9255
RGB percentages0.8%, 31%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(220.3, 98.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 99.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK99.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer151,532
CSS custom property--colour: #024FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#FDB013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Blue violet · ΔE 28.5Medium blue · ΔE 30.3Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9F02
Analogous#02C4EC, #2A02EC
Triadic#EC024F, #4FEC02
Split complementary#EC2A02, #C4EC02
Tetradic#EC02C4, #EC9F02, #02EC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCD2FE
Lighter +30%#89AFFE
Lighter +20%#568DFE
Lighter +10%#246BFD
Darker −10%#023EB9
Darker −20%#012D87
Darker −30%#011C54
Darker −40%#000B22
More saturated +25%#004EEE
Less saturated −25%#2059CE

Channel breakdown

R2
G79
B236
Red2 (0.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue220.26°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4F · B EC

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