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Recognised as Colour

#025EA6

  • #025EA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#025EA6 is a blue with RGB values 2, 94, 166 and HSL 206°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#025EA6#025EA6
HEX#025EA6
RGBrgb(2, 94, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3686, 0.651
RGB percentages0.8%, 36.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(206.3, 97.6%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 98.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK98.8%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer155,302
CSS custom property--colour: #025EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#FDA159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3863A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1956A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A64A02
Analogous#02A69C, #020CA6
Triadic#A6025E, #5EA602
Split complementary#A6020C, #A69C02
Tetradic#9C02A6, #A64A02, #0CA602

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#77C2FD
Lighter +30%#44ACFD
Lighter +20%#1295FC
Lighter +10%#037BD8
Darker −10%#014174
Darker −20%#012541
Darker −30%#00080F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EA8
Less saturated −25%#175B91

Channel breakdown

R2
G94
B166
Red2 (0.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue206.34°
Saturation (HSL)97.62%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 5E · B A6

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