Recognised as Colour

#2000EC

#2000EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2000EC is a blue with RGB values 32, 0, 236 and HSL 248°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2000EC#2000EC

HEX#2000EC

RGBrgb(32, 0, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0, 0.9255

RGB percentages12.5%, 0%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(248.1, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK86.4%, 100%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,097,388

CSS custom property--colour: #2000EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#DFFF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00628Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8 Medium blue · ΔE 13 Blue violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.5 Dark blue · ΔE 43 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCEC00

Analogous#0056EC, #9600EC

Triadic#EC2000, #00EC20

Split complementary#EC9600, #56EC00

Tetradic#EC0056, #CCEC00, #00EC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2B9FF

Lighter +30%#9686FF

Lighter +20%#6A53FF

Lighter +10%#3E20FF

Darker −10%#1900B9

Darker −20%#120086

Darker −30%#0B0053

Darker −40%#040020

More saturated +25%#2000EC

Less saturated −25%#351DCF

Channel breakdown

R32

B236

Red32 (12.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue248.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 00 · B EC

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