Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#0402AE

  • #0402AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0402AE is a blue with RGB values 4, 2, 174 and HSL 241°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0402AE#0402AE
HEX#0402AE
RGBrgb(4, 2, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0078, 0.6824
RGB percentages1.6%, 0.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(240.7, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK97.7%, 98.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer262,830
CSS custom property--colour: #0402AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#FBFD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003AB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0028ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.4Dark blue · ΔE 15.7Navy · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Dark violet · ΔE 27.7Indigo · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAE02
Analogous#0256AE, #5A02AE
Triadic#AE0402, #02AE04
Split complementary#AE5A02, #56AE02
Tetradic#AE0256, #ACAE02, #02AE5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#807EFE
Lighter +30%#4E4CFD
Lighter +20%#1C1AFC
Lighter +10%#0503E0
Darker −10%#03017C
Darker −20%#020149
Darker −30%#010017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0200B0
Less saturated −25%#191898

Channel breakdown

R4
G2
B174
Red4 (1.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue240.7°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 02 · B AE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “0402ae” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.