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Colour

#02AAFF

  • #02AAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#02AAFF is a blue with RGB values 2, 170, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#02AAFF#02AAFF
HEX#02AAFF
RGBrgb(2, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages0.8%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.2, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK99.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer174,847
CSS custom property--colour: #02AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#FD5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6099FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Sky blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF5702
Analogous#02FFD6, #022BFF
Triadic#FF02AA, #AAFF02
Split complementary#FF022B, #FFD602
Tetradic#D602FF, #FF5702, #2BFF02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEEFFF
Lighter +30%#9BDDFF
Lighter +20%#68CCFF
Lighter +10%#35BBFF
Darker −10%#0089CE
Darker −20%#00679B
Darker −30%#004568
Darker −40%#002335
More saturated +25%#02AAFF
Less saturated −25%#22A0DF

Channel breakdown

R2
G170
B255
Red2 (0.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G AA · B FF

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