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Recognised as Colour

#0A2ECA

  • #0A2ECA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0A2ECA is a blue with RGB values 10, 46, 202 and HSL 229°, 91%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0A2ECA#0A2ECA
HEX#0A2ECA
RGBrgb(10, 46, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.1804, 0.7922
RGB percentages3.9%, 18%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(228.8, 90.6%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 95%, 79.2%)
CMYK95%, 77.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer667,338
CSS custom property--colour: #0A2ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#F5D135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA60A
Analogous#0A8ECA, #460ACA
Triadic#CA0A2E, #2ECA0A
Split complementary#CA460A, #8ECA0A
Tetradic#CA0A8E, #CAA60A, #0ACA46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5B5FB
Lighter +30%#758DF8
Lighter +20%#4466F6
Lighter +10%#143EF3
Darker −10%#082399
Darker −20%#051869
Darker −30%#030D38
Darker −40%#000208
More saturated +25%#0028D4
Less saturated −25%#243FB0

Channel breakdown

R10
G46
B202
Red10 (3.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)90.57%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G 2E · B CA

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