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Recognised as Colour

#029DFD

  • #029DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#029DFD is a blue with RGB values 2, 157, 253 and HSL 203°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#029DFD#029DFD
HEX#029DFD
RGBrgb(2, 157, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6157, 0.9922
RGB percentages0.8%, 61.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(202.9, 98.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 99.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK99.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer171,517
CSS custom property--colour: #029DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FD6202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Light skyblue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD6202
Analogous#02FDDF, #0220FD
Triadic#FD029D, #9DFD02
Split complementary#FD0220, #FDDF02
Tetradic#DF02FD, #FD6202, #20FD02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCEBFF
Lighter +30%#9AD8FE
Lighter +20%#67C4FE
Lighter +10%#35B1FD
Darker −10%#027ECA
Darker −20%#015E98
Darker −30%#013F65
Darker −40%#001F33
More saturated +25%#009DFF
Less saturated −25%#2296DD

Channel breakdown

R2
G157
B253
Red2 (0.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue202.95°
Saturation (HSL)98.43%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 9D · B FD

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