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Recognised as Colour

#2018FF

  • #2018FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2018FF is a blue with RGB values 32, 24, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2018FF#2018FF
HEX#2018FF
RGBrgb(32, 24, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.0941, 1
RGB percentages12.5%, 9.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.1, 100%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 90.6%, 100%)
CMYK87.5%, 90.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,103,551
CSS custom property--colour: #2018FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DFE700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.7Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 31.1Dark violet · ΔE 34.5Dark orchid · ΔE 46.3Dark blue · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FF18
Analogous#1884FF, #9318FF
Triadic#FF2018, #18FF20
Split complementary#FF9318, #84FF18
Tetradic#FF1884, #F7FF18, #18FF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E4FF
Lighter +30%#B4B1FF
Lighter +20%#827EFF
Lighter +10%#514BFF
Darker −10%#0800E4
Darker −20%#0600B1
Darker −30%#04007E
Darker −40%#03004B
More saturated +25%#2018FF
Less saturated −25%#3B35E2

Channel breakdown

R32
G24
B255
Red32 (12.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 18 · B FF

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