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Recognised as Colour

#025481

  • #025481
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#025481 is a blue with RGB values 2, 84, 129 and HSL 201°, 97%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#025481#025481
HEX#025481
RGBrgb(2, 84, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3294, 0.5059
RGB percentages0.8%, 32.9%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(201.3, 96.9%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 98.4%, 50.6%)
CMYK98.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer152,705
CSS custom property--colour: #025481;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FDAB7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E5583no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D4B80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#005F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#812F02
Analogous#02816F, #021481
Triadic#810254, #548102
Split complementary#810214, #816F02
Tetradic#6F0281, #812F02, #148102

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#53C0FC
Lighter +30%#20AEFC
Lighter +20%#0495E5
Lighter +10%#0375B3
Darker −10%#01334F
Darker −20%#00131D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005583
Less saturated −25%#124F71

Channel breakdown

R2
G84
B129
Red2 (0.8%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue201.26°
Saturation (HSL)96.95%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 54 · B 81

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