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Recognised as Colour

#002A56

  • #002A56
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002A56 is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 86 and HSL 211°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002A56#002A56
HEX#002A56
RGBrgb(0, 42, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 100%, 33.7%)
CMYK100%, 51.2%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,838
CSS custom property--colour: #002A56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#FFD5A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#102E58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002755no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00353Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32Dark slate grey · ΔE 35Black · ΔE 35.4Steel blue · ΔE 36.8Dim grey · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#562C00
Analogous#005556, #010056
Triadic#56002A, #2A5600
Split complementary#560100, #555600
Tetradic#560055, #562C00, #005601

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#238EFF
Lighter +30%#0075EF
Lighter +20%#005CBC
Lighter +10%#004389
Darker −10%#001123
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A56
Less saturated −25%#0B2A4B

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue210.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B 56

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