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Recognised as Colour

#026FF9

  • #026FF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#026FF9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 111, 249 and HSL 214°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#026FF9#026FF9
HEX#026FF9
RGBrgb(2, 111, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4353, 0.9765
RGB percentages0.8%, 43.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(213.5, 98.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 99.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK99.2%, 55.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer159,737
CSS custom property--colour: #026FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#FD9006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F98C02
Analogous#02EAF9, #1102F9
Triadic#F9026F, #6FF902
Split complementary#F91102, #EAF902
Tetradic#F902EA, #F98C02, #02F911

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E0FF
Lighter +30%#96C4FE
Lighter +20%#63A7FE
Lighter +10%#318BFD
Darker −10%#0258C6
Darker −20%#014294
Darker −30%#012B61
Darker −40%#00152F
More saturated +25%#006FFB
Less saturated −25%#2173DA

Channel breakdown

R2
G111
B249
Red2 (0.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue213.52°
Saturation (HSL)98.41%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 6F · B F9

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