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Recognised as Colour

#0274EF

  • #0274EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0274EF is a blue with RGB values 2, 116, 239 and HSL 211°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0274EF#0274EF
HEX#0274EF
RGBrgb(2, 116, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4549, 0.9373
RGB percentages0.8%, 45.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(211.1, 98.3%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 99.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK99.2%, 51.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer161,007
CSS custom property--colour: #0274EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#FD8B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1482F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF7D02
Analogous#02EBEF, #0602EF
Triadic#EF0274, #74EF02
Split complementary#EF0602, #EBEF02
Tetradic#EF02EB, #EF7D02, #02EF06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFDDFE
Lighter +30%#8CC3FE
Lighter +20%#59A8FE
Lighter +10%#278EFD
Darker −10%#025BBC
Darker −20%#01438A
Darker −30%#012A57
Darker −40%#001225
More saturated +25%#0074F1
Less saturated −25%#2075D1

Channel breakdown

R2
G116
B239
Red2 (0.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue211.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.34%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 74 · B EF

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