Colour

#00295F

#00295F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#00295F is a blue with RGB values 0, 41, 95 and HSL 214°, 100%, 19%. 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

#00295F#00295F

HEX#00295F

RGBrgb(0, 41, 95)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1608, 0.3725

RGB percentages0%, 16.1%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(214.1, 100%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 100%, 37.3%)

CMYK100%, 56.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,591

CSS custom property--colour: #00295F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.17:1

Contrast with white14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#FFD6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002F61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00275Eno 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 34.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2 Steel blue · ΔE 38.2 Black · ΔE 41.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F3600

Analogous#00585F, #07005F

Triadic#5F0029, #295F00

Split complementary#5F0600, #595F00

Tetradic#5F0058, #5F3600, #005F06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2C87FF

Lighter +30%#006BF8

Lighter +20%#0055C5

Lighter +10%#003F92

Darker −10%#00132C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00295F

Less saturated −25%#0C2B53

Channel breakdown

G41

B95

Red0 (0%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue214.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 29 · B 5F

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