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Recognised as Colour

#025B8F

  • #025B8F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#025B8F is a blue with RGB values 2, 91, 143 and HSL 202°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#025B8F#025B8F
HEX#025B8F
RGBrgb(2, 91, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3569, 0.5608
RGB percentages0.8%, 35.7%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(202.1, 97.2%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 98.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK98.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer154,511
CSS custom property--colour: #025B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#FDA470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425D91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E528Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00686Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F3602
Analogous#028F7D, #02148F
Triadic#8F025B, #5B8F02
Split complementary#8F0214, #8F7D02
Tetradic#7D028F, #8F3602, #148F02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#60C3FD
Lighter +30%#2EB0FC
Lighter +20%#039BF4
Lighter +10%#037BC1
Darker −10%#013B5D
Darker −20%#011B2A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005C91
Less saturated −25%#14567D

Channel breakdown

R2
G91
B143
Red2 (0.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue202.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.24%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 5B · B 8F

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