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Recognised as Colour

#0268CE

  • #0268CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0268CE is a blue with RGB values 2, 104, 206 and HSL 210°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0268CE#0268CE
HEX#0268CE
RGBrgb(2, 104, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4078, 0.8078
RGB percentages0.8%, 40.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(210, 98.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 99%, 80.8%)
CMYK99%, 49.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer157,902
CSS custom property--colour: #0268CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FD9731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2673D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE6802
Analogous#02CECE, #0202CE
Triadic#CE0268, #68CE02
Split complementary#CE0202, #CECE02
Tetradic#CE02CE, #CE6802, #02CE02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ECEFE
Lighter +30%#6BB4FE
Lighter +20%#399BFD
Lighter +10%#0682FD
Darker −10%#024E9B
Darker −20%#013569
Darker −30%#011B36
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#0068D0
Less saturated −25%#1C68B4

Channel breakdown

R2
G104
B206
Red2 (0.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 68 · B CE

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