Colour

#0272DF

#0272DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0272DF is a blue with RGB values 2, 114, 223 and HSL 210°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0272DF#0272DF

HEX#0272DF

RGBrgb(2, 114, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4471, 0.8745

RGB percentages0.8%, 44.7%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(209.6, 98.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 99.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK99.1%, 48.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer160,479

CSS custom property--colour: #0272DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#FD8D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D7DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Slate blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF6F02

Analogous#02DFDE, #0203DF

Triadic#DF0272, #72DF02

Split complementary#DF0203, #DFDD02

Tetradic#DE02DF, #DF6F02, #04DF02

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFD7FE

Lighter +30%#7CBEFE

Lighter +20%#4AA5FD

Lighter +10%#178CFD

Darker −10%#0258AC

Darker −20%#013E7A

Darker −30%#012447

Darker −40%#000B15

More saturated +25%#0072E1

Less saturated −25%#1E72C3

Channel breakdown

G114

B223

Red2 (0.8%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue209.59°

Saturation (HSL)98.22%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 72 · B DF

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