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Recognised as Colour

#001CA2

  • #001CA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#001CA2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 28, 162 and HSL 230°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#001CA2#001CA2
HEX#001CA2
RGBrgb(0, 28, 162)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1098, 0.6353
RGB percentages0%, 11%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(229.6, 100%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 100%, 63.5%)
CMYK100%, 82.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,330
CSS custom property--colour: #001CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFE35D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002CA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.5Navy · ΔE 11Indigo · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28600
Analogous#006DA2, #3500A2
Triadic#A2001C, #1CA200
Split complementary#A23500, #6DA200
Tetradic#A2006D, #A28600, #00A235

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6F88FF
Lighter +30%#3C5EFF
Lighter +20%#0934FF
Lighter +10%#0025D5
Darker −10%#00136F
Darker −20%#000A3C
Darker −30%#000209
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001CA2
Less saturated −25%#14298E

Channel breakdown

R0
G28
B162
Red0 (0%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue229.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 1C · B A2

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