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Recognised as Colour

#024FF9

  • #024FF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#024FF9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 79, 249 and HSL 221°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#024FF9#024FF9
HEX#024FF9
RGBrgb(2, 79, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3098, 0.9765
RGB percentages0.8%, 31%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(221.3, 98.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 99.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK99.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer151,545
CSS custom property--colour: #024FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#FDB006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.1Medium blue · ΔE 26.2Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 31.9Slate blue · ΔE 32.9Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 26.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9AC02
Analogous#02CAF9, #3102F9
Triadic#F9024F, #4FF902
Split complementary#F93102, #CAF902
Tetradic#F902CA, #F9AC02, #02F931

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D9FF
Lighter +30%#96B6FE
Lighter +20%#6393FE
Lighter +10%#3170FD
Darker −10%#023FC6
Darker −20%#012F94
Darker −30%#011F61
Darker −40%#000F2F
More saturated +25%#004EFB
Less saturated −25%#215BDA

Channel breakdown

R2
G79
B249
Red2 (0.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue221.3°
Saturation (HSL)98.41%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 4F · B F9

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