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Recognised as Colour

#2016DC

  • #2016DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2016DC is a blue with RGB values 32, 22, 220 and HSL 243°, 82%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2016DC#2016DC
HEX#2016DC
RGBrgb(32, 22, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.0863, 0.8627
RGB percentages12.5%, 8.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(243, 81.8%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 90%, 86.3%)
CMYK85.5%, 90%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,103,004
CSS custom property--colour: #2016DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#DFE923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.7Blue · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 32.4Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DC16
Analogous#166FDC, #8316DC
Triadic#DC2016, #16DC20
Split complementary#DC8316, #6FDC16
Tetradic#DC166F, #D2DC16, #16DC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7C5F9
Lighter +30%#9B96F5
Lighter +20%#6F68F0
Lighter +10%#433AEB
Darker −10%#1911AE
Darker −20%#130D7F
Darker −30%#0C0851
Darker −40%#050323
More saturated +25%#0C00F2
Less saturated −25%#3B34BE

Channel breakdown

R32
G22
B220
Red32 (12.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue243.03°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 16 · B DC

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