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Recognised as Colour

#0502DE

  • #0502DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0502DE is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 222 and HSL 241°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0502DE#0502DE
HEX#0502DE
RGBrgb(5, 2, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.8706
RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(240.8, 98.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 99.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.7%, 99.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,414
CSS custom property--colour: #0502DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#FAFD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0035DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.1Blue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 29.5Dark blue · ΔE 37.2Dark orchid · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBDE02
Analogous#026DDE, #7302DE
Triadic#DE0502, #02DE05
Split complementary#DE7302, #6DDE02
Tetradic#DE026D, #DBDE02, #02DE73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFAEFE
Lighter +30%#7D7BFE
Lighter +20%#4B49FD
Lighter +10%#1916FD
Darker −10%#0402AB
Darker −20%#030179
Darker −30%#020146
Darker −40%#000014
More saturated +25%#0300E0
Less saturated −25%#201EC2

Channel breakdown

R5
G2
B222
Red5 (2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue240.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B DE

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