Recognised as Colour

#025DB5

#025DB5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#025DB5 is a blue with RGB values 2, 93, 181 and HSL 209°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#025DB5

RGBrgb(2, 93, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3647, 0.7098

RGB percentages0.8%, 36.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(209.5, 97.8%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 98.9%, 71%)

CMYK98.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer155,061

CSS custom property--colour: #025DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#FDA24A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2766B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Royal blue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B55A02

Analogous#02B5B3, #0204B5

Triadic#B5025D, #5DB502

Split complementary#B50204, #B5B302

Tetradic#B302B5, #B55A02, #04B502

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#85C3FE

Lighter +30%#53A9FD

Lighter +20%#2090FD

Lighter +10%#0377E7

Darker −10%#014383

Darker −20%#012950

Darker −30%#000F1E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005DB7

Less saturated −25%#195D9E

Channel breakdown

G93

B181

Red2 (0.8%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue209.5°

Saturation (HSL)97.81%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 5D · B B5

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Colour values

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