Colour

#0266CD

#0266CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0266CD is a blue with RGB values 2, 102, 205 and HSL 210°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0266CD

RGBrgb(2, 102, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4, 0.8039

RGB percentages0.8%, 40%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(210.4, 98.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 99%, 80.4%)

CMYK99%, 50.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer157,389

CSS custom property--colour: #0266CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#FD9932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2171D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD6902

Analogous#02CCCD, #0302CD

Triadic#CD0266, #66CD02

Split complementary#CD0302, #CCCD02

Tetradic#CD02CC, #CD6902, #02CD03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DCDFE

Lighter +30%#6AB3FE

Lighter +20%#3899FD

Lighter +10%#057FFD

Darker −10%#024D9A

Darker −20%#013468

Darker −30%#011B35

Darker −40%#000103

More saturated +25%#0066CF

Less saturated −25%#1C66B3

Channel breakdown

G102

B205

Red2 (0.8%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue210.44°

Saturation (HSL)98.07%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 66 · B CD

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Colour values

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