Recognised as Colour

#021825

#021825
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#021825 is a blue with RGB values 2, 24, 37 and HSL 202°, 90%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#021825

RGBrgb(2, 24, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0941, 0.1451

RGB percentages0.8%, 9.4%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(202.3, 89.7%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 94.6%, 14.5%)

CMYK94.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer137,253

CSS custom property--colour: #021825;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.1:1

Contrast with white18.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#FDE7DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#121826no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D1425no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#001B1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 39.1 Slate grey · ΔE 45.6 Gray · ΔE 47.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 48.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#250F02

Analogous#022520, #020725

Triadic#250218, #182502

Split complementary#250207, #252102

Tetradic#200225, #250F02, #072502

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#0C96E7

Lighter +30%#0A76B6

Lighter +20%#075786

Lighter +10%#053755

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001927

Less saturated −25%#071720

Channel breakdown

G24

B37

Red2 (0.8%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue202.29°

Saturation (HSL)89.74%

Lightness7.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 18 · B 25

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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