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Recognised as Colour

#0265BB

  • #0265BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0265BB is a blue with RGB values 2, 101, 187 and HSL 208°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0265BB#0265BB
HEX#0265BB
RGBrgb(2, 101, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3961, 0.7333
RGB percentages0.8%, 39.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(207.9, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK98.9%, 46%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer157,115
CSS custom property--colour: #0265BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FD9A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#356DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5802
Analogous#02BBB4, #0209BB
Triadic#BB0265, #65BB02
Split complementary#BB0209, #BBB402
Tetradic#B402BB, #BB5802, #09BB02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BC9FE
Lighter +30%#59B1FD
Lighter +20%#2699FD
Lighter +10%#0380ED
Darker −10%#014A89
Darker −20%#012E56
Darker −30%#001324
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0065BD
Less saturated −25%#1A63A3

Channel breakdown

R2
G101
B187
Red2 (0.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue207.89°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 65 · B BB

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