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Recognised as Colour

#027AE2

  • #027AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#027AE2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 122, 226 and HSL 208°, 98%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#027AE2#027AE2
HEX#027AE2
RGBrgb(2, 122, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4784, 0.8863
RGB percentages0.8%, 47.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(207.9, 98.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 99.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK99.1%, 46%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer162,530
CSS custom property--colour: #027AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FD851D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F83E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E26A02
Analogous#02E2DA, #020AE2
Triadic#E2027A, #7AE202
Split complementary#E2020A, #E2DA02
Tetradic#DA02E2, #E26A02, #0AE202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2DBFE
Lighter +30%#7FC3FE
Lighter +20%#4DABFD
Lighter +10%#1A94FD
Darker −10%#025FAF
Darker −20%#01437D
Darker −30%#01284A
Darker −40%#000D18
More saturated +25%#007AE4
Less saturated −25%#1E78C5

Channel breakdown

R2
G122
B226
Red2 (0.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue207.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 7A · B E2

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