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Recognised as Colour

#027BD9

  • #027BD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#027BD9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 123, 217 and HSL 206°, 98%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#027BD9#027BD9
HEX#027BD9
RGBrgb(2, 123, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4824, 0.851
RGB percentages0.8%, 48.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(206.2, 98.2%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 99.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK99.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer162,777
CSS custom property--colour: #027BD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FD8426

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4982DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D71D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00929Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D96002
Analogous#02D9CB, #0210D9
Triadic#D9027B, #7BD902
Split complementary#D90210, #D9CB02
Tetradic#CB02D9, #D96002, #0FD902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9D9FE
Lighter +30%#76C3FE
Lighter +20%#44ACFD
Lighter +10%#1196FD
Darker −10%#025EA6
Darker −20%#014274
Darker −30%#012541
Darker −40%#00080F
More saturated +25%#007BDB
Less saturated −25%#1D78BE

Channel breakdown

R2
G123
B217
Red2 (0.8%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue206.23°
Saturation (HSL)98.17%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 7B · B D9

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