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Recognised as Colour

#026FB1

  • #026FB1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#026FB1 is a blue with RGB values 2, 111, 177 and HSL 203°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#026FB1#026FB1
HEX#026FB1
RGBrgb(2, 111, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4353, 0.6941
RGB percentages0.8%, 43.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(202.6, 97.8%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 98.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK98.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer159,665
CSS custom property--colour: #026FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FD904E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F72B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3664B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B14402
Analogous#02B19B, #0218B1
Triadic#B1026F, #6FB102
Split complementary#B10218, #B19C02
Tetradic#9B02B1, #B14402, #17B102

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81CFFE
Lighter +30%#4FBBFD
Lighter +20%#1DA8FC
Lighter +10%#038FE3
Darker −10%#014F7F
Darker −20%#01304C
Darker −30%#00101A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FB3
Less saturated −25%#186A9B

Channel breakdown

R2
G111
B177
Red2 (0.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue202.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.77%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 6F · B B1

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