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Recognised as Colour

#2502BB

  • #2502BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2502BB is a blue with RGB values 37, 2, 187 and HSL 251°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2502BB#2502BB
HEX#2502BB
RGBrgb(37, 2, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0078, 0.7333
RGB percentages14.5%, 0.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(251.4, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK80.2%, 98.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,425,531
CSS custom property--colour: #2502BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#DAFD44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Navy · ΔE 26.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98BB02
Analogous#023CBB, #8202BB
Triadic#BB2502, #02BB25
Split complementary#BB8202, #3BBB02
Tetradic#BB023B, #98BB02, #02BB81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A18BFE
Lighter +30%#7859FD
Lighter +20%#4F26FD
Lighter +10%#2F03ED
Darker −10%#1B0189
Darker −20%#110156
Darker −30%#070024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2400BD
Less saturated −25%#341AA3

Channel breakdown

R37
G2
B187
Red37 (14.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue251.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 02 · B BB

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