Colour

#0251C3

#0251C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0251C3 is a blue with RGB values 2, 81, 195 and HSL 215°, 98%, 39%. 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

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HEX#0251C3

RGBrgb(2, 81, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3176, 0.7647

RGB percentages0.8%, 31.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(215.4, 98%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 99%, 76.5%)

CMYK99%, 58.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer152,003

CSS custom property--colour: #0251C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#FDAE3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006E82no 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 text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.3 Slate blue · ΔE 14.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C37402

Analogous#02B2C3, #1302C3

Triadic#C30251, #51C302

Split complementary#C31302, #B2C302

Tetradic#C302B2, #C37402, #02C313

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#93BFFE

Lighter +30%#61A1FD

Lighter +20%#2E83FD

Lighter +10%#0366F5

Darker −10%#013C91

Darker −20%#01275E

Darker −30%#00122C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0051C5

Less saturated −25%#1B55AA

Channel breakdown

G81

B195

Red2 (0.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue215.44°

Saturation (HSL)97.97%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 51 · B C3

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Colour values

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