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Recognised as Colour

#02528E

  • #02528E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#02528E is a blue with RGB values 2, 82, 142 and HSL 206°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#02528E#02528E
HEX#02528E
RGBrgb(2, 82, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3216, 0.5569
RGB percentages0.8%, 32.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(205.7, 97.2%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 98.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK98.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer152,206
CSS custom property--colour: #02528E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#FDAD71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#335690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B4B8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 34.5Midnight blue · ΔE 35.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E3E02
Analogous#028E84, #020C8E
Triadic#8E0252, #528E02
Split complementary#8E020C, #8E8402
Tetradic#84028E, #8E3E02, #0C8E02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5FB9FD
Lighter +30%#2DA3FC
Lighter +20%#038CF3
Lighter +10%#036FC0
Darker −10%#01355C
Darker −20%#011829
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005290
Less saturated −25%#144F7C

Channel breakdown

R2
G82
B142
Red2 (0.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)97.22%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 52 · B 8E

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