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Recognised as Colour

#0266B4

  • #0266B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0266B4 is a blue with RGB values 2, 102, 180 and HSL 206°, 98%, 36%. 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

#0266B4#0266B4
HEX#0266B4
RGBrgb(2, 102, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4, 0.7059
RGB percentages0.8%, 40%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(206.3, 97.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 98.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK98.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer157,364
CSS custom property--colour: #0266B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FD994B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D6CB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A5EB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B45002
Analogous#02B4A9, #020DB4
Triadic#B40266, #66B402
Split complementary#B4020D, #B4A902
Tetradic#A902B4, #B45002, #0DB402

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84C8FE
Lighter +30%#52B2FD
Lighter +20%#1F9CFD
Lighter +10%#0383E6
Darker −10%#014982
Darker −20%#012D4F
Darker −30%#00101D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0066B6
Less saturated −25%#19639D

Channel breakdown

R2
G102
B180
Red2 (0.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue206.29°
Saturation (HSL)97.8%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 66 · B B4

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