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Recognised as Colour

#2802EE

  • #2802EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2802EE is a blue with RGB values 40, 2, 238 and HSL 250°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2802EE#2802EE
HEX#2802EE
RGBrgb(40, 2, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.0078, 0.9333
RGB percentages15.7%, 0.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(249.7, 98.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 99.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK83.2%, 99.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,622,190
CSS custom property--colour: #2802EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9:1
Contrast with white9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D7FD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.6Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 28.4Dark violet · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 43.3Dark blue · ΔE 43.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8EE02
Analogous#0252EE, #9E02EE
Triadic#EE2802, #02EE28
Split complementary#EE9E02, #52EE02
Tetradic#EE0252, #C8EE02, #02EE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8BEFE
Lighter +30%#9E8BFE
Lighter +20%#7358FE
Lighter +10%#4926FD
Darker −10%#1F02BB
Darker −20%#170189
Darker −30%#0E0156
Darker −40%#060024
More saturated +25%#2700F0
Less saturated −25%#3C20D0

Channel breakdown

R40
G2
B238
Red40 (15.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue249.66°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 02 · B EE

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