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Colour

#0251C2

  • #0251C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0251C2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 81, 194 and HSL 215°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0251C2#0251C2
HEX#0251C2
RGBrgb(2, 81, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3176, 0.7608
RGB percentages0.8%, 31.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(215.3, 98%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 99%, 76.1%)
CMYK99%, 58.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer152,002
CSS custom property--colour: #0251C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FDAE3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27302
Analogous#02B1C2, #1302C2
Triadic#C20251, #51C202
Split complementary#C21302, #B1C202
Tetradic#C202B1, #C27302, #02C213

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92BEFE
Lighter +30%#60A1FD
Lighter +20%#2D83FD
Lighter +10%#0366F4
Darker −10%#013C90
Darker −20%#01275D
Darker −30%#00122B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0051C4
Less saturated −25%#1A55AA

Channel breakdown

R2
G81
B194
Red2 (0.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue215.31°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 51 · B C2

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