Colour

#00295E

#00295E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#00295E is a blue with RGB values 0, 41, 94 and HSL 214°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#00295E#00295E

HEX#00295E

RGBrgb(0, 41, 94)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1608, 0.3686

RGB percentages0%, 16.1%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(213.8, 100%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 100%, 36.9%)

CMYK100%, 56.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,590

CSS custom property--colour: #00295E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#FFD6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#012F60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00275Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00363Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.8 Steel blue · ΔE 38.1 Black · ΔE 40.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E3500

Analogous#00585E, #06005E

Triadic#5E0029, #295E00

Split complementary#5E0600, #585E00

Tetradic#5E0058, #5E3500, #005E06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2B87FF

Lighter +30%#006CF7

Lighter +20%#0055C4

Lighter +10%#003F91

Darker −10%#00132B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00295E

Less saturated −25%#0C2B52

Channel breakdown

G41

B94

Red0 (0%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue213.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 29 · B 5E

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