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Colour

#0252FF

  • #0252FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0252FF is a blue with RGB values 2, 82, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0252FF#0252FF
HEX#0252FF
RGBrgb(2, 82, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3216, 1
RGB percentages0.8%, 32.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(221, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK99.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer152,319
CSS custom property--colour: #0252FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FDAD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 26.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 32.9Slate blue · ΔE 34.2Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 26.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAF02
Analogous#02D0FF, #3102FF
Triadic#FF0252, #52FF02
Split complementary#FF3102, #D0FF02
Tetradic#FF02D1, #FFAF02, #02FF31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDDFF
Lighter +30%#9BBBFF
Lighter +20%#6898FF
Lighter +10%#3575FF
Darker −10%#0041CE
Darker −20%#00319B
Darker −30%#002168
Darker −40%#001135
More saturated +25%#0252FF
Less saturated −25%#225EDF

Channel breakdown

R2
G82
B255
Red2 (0.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 52 · B FF

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