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Recognised as Colour

#0265A2

  • #0265A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0265A2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 101, 162 and HSL 203°, 98%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0265A2#0265A2
HEX#0265A2
RGBrgb(2, 101, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3961, 0.6353
RGB percentages0.8%, 39.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(202.9, 97.6%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 98.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK98.8%, 37.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer157,090
CSS custom property--colour: #0265A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#FD9A5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4768A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#305BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A23F02
Analogous#02A28F, #0215A2
Triadic#A20265, #65A202
Split complementary#A20215, #A28F02
Tetradic#8F02A2, #A23F02, #15A202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#73C8FD
Lighter +30%#40B5FD
Lighter +20%#0EA1FC
Lighter +10%#0384D4
Darker −10%#014670
Darker −20%#01263D
Darker −30%#00070B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0065A4
Less saturated −25%#16608E

Channel breakdown

R2
G101
B162
Red2 (0.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue202.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.56%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 65 · B A2

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