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Recognised as Colour

#026299

  • #026299
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#026299 is a blue with RGB values 2, 98, 153 and HSL 202°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#026299#026299
HEX#026299
RGBrgb(2, 98, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3843, 0.6
RGB percentages0.8%, 38.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(201.9, 97.4%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 98.7%, 60%)
CMYK98.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer156,313
CSS custom property--colour: #026299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FD9D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47649Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#335898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#993902
Analogous#029984, #021799
Triadic#990262, #629902
Split complementary#990217, #998502
Tetradic#840299, #993902, #169902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6AC7FD
Lighter +30%#38B5FC
Lighter +20%#05A2FC
Lighter +10%#0382CB
Darker −10%#014267
Darker −20%#012234
Darker −30%#000102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00639B
Less saturated −25%#155D86

Channel breakdown

R2
G98
B153
Red2 (0.8%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue201.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 62 · B 99

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