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Recognised as Colour

#026CD6

  • #026CD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#026CD6 is a blue with RGB values 2, 108, 214 and HSL 210°, 98%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#026CD6#026CD6
HEX#026CD6
RGBrgb(2, 108, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4235, 0.8392
RGB percentages0.8%, 42.4%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(210, 98.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 99.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK99.1%, 49.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer158,934
CSS custom property--colour: #026CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FD9329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2777DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D66C02
Analogous#02D6D6, #0202D6
Triadic#D6026C, #6CD602
Split complementary#D60202, #D6D602
Tetradic#D602D6, #D66C02, #02D602

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6D2FE
Lighter +30%#73B8FE
Lighter +20%#419FFD
Lighter +10%#0E86FD
Darker −10%#0252A3
Darker −20%#013971
Darker −30%#011F3E
Darker −40%#00060C
More saturated +25%#006CD8
Less saturated −25%#1D6CBB

Channel breakdown

R2
G108
B214
Red2 (0.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)98.15%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 6C · B D6

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