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Recognised as Colour

#0285CC

  • #0285CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0285CC is a blue with RGB values 2, 133, 204 and HSL 201°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0285CC#0285CC
HEX#0285CC
RGBrgb(2, 133, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5216, 0.8
RGB percentages0.8%, 52.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(201.1, 98.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 99%, 80%)
CMYK99%, 34.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer165,324
CSS custom property--colour: #0285CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FD7A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6288CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4878CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC4902
Analogous#02CCAE, #0220CC
Triadic#CC0285, #85CC02
Split complementary#CC0220, #CCAE02
Tetradic#AE02CC, #CC4902, #20CC02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CDCFE
Lighter +30%#69C9FE
Lighter +20%#37B7FD
Lighter +10%#04A5FD
Darker −10%#026499
Darker −20%#014367
Darker −30%#012234
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#0086CE
Less saturated −25%#1C7DB2

Channel breakdown

R2
G133
B204
Red2 (0.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue201.09°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 85 · B CC

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