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Recognised as Colour

#027AF2

  • #027AF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#027AF2 is a blue with RGB values 2, 122, 242 and HSL 210°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#027AF2#027AF2
HEX#027AF2
RGBrgb(2, 122, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4784, 0.949
RGB percentages0.8%, 47.8%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(210, 98.4%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 99.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK99.2%, 49.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer162,546
CSS custom property--colour: #027AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FD850D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A87F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0098AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F27A02
Analogous#02F2F2, #0202F2
Triadic#F2027A, #7AF202
Split complementary#F20202, #F2F202
Tetradic#F202F2, #F27A02, #02F202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E0FE
Lighter +30%#8FC7FE
Lighter +20%#5CADFE
Lighter +10%#2A93FD
Darker −10%#0260BF
Darker −20%#01478D
Darker −30%#012D5A
Darker −40%#001428
More saturated +25%#007AF4
Less saturated −25%#207AD3

Channel breakdown

R2
G122
B242
Red2 (0.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)98.36%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 7A · B F2

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