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Recognised as Colour

#2502AA

  • #2502AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2502AA is a blue with RGB values 37, 2, 170 and HSL 252°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2502AA#2502AA
HEX#2502AA
RGBrgb(37, 2, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0078, 0.6667
RGB percentages14.5%, 0.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(252.5, 97.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 98.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 98.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,425,514
CSS custom property--colour: #2502AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#DAFD55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 17.5Navy · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Indigo · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87AA02
Analogous#0233AA, #7902AA
Triadic#AA2502, #02AA25
Split complementary#AA7902, #33AA02
Tetradic#AA0233, #87AA02, #02AA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#967BFD
Lighter +30%#6E48FD
Lighter +20%#4616FC
Lighter +10%#3003DC
Darker −10%#1A0178
Darker −20%#0F0145
Darker −30%#040013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2400AC
Less saturated −25%#321794

Channel breakdown

R37
G2
B170
Red37 (14.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue252.5°
Saturation (HSL)97.67%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 02 · B AA

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