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Recognised as Colour

#027EE9

  • #027EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#027EE9 is a blue with RGB values 2, 126, 233 and HSL 208°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#027EE9#027EE9
HEX#027EE9
RGBrgb(2, 126, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4941, 0.9137
RGB percentages0.8%, 49.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(207.8, 98.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 99.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK99.1%, 45.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer163,561
CSS custom property--colour: #027EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#FD8116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4188EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E96D02
Analogous#02E9E1, #020AE9
Triadic#E9027E, #7EE902
Split complementary#E9020A, #E9E102
Tetradic#E102E9, #E96D02, #0AE902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9DEFE
Lighter +30%#86C6FE
Lighter +20%#53AFFE
Lighter +10%#2197FD
Darker −10%#0263B6
Darker −20%#014784
Darker −30%#012C51
Darker −40%#00111F
More saturated +25%#007EEB
Less saturated −25%#1F7CCC

Channel breakdown

R2
G126
B233
Red2 (0.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue207.79°
Saturation (HSL)98.3%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 7E · B E9

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