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Colour

#002A5C

  • #002A5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002A5C is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 92 and HSL 213°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002A5C#002A5C
HEX#002A5C
RGBrgb(0, 42, 92)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.3608
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(212.6, 100%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 100%, 36.1%)
CMYK100%, 54.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844
CSS custom property--colour: #002A5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02429WCAG 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 14.13:1
Contrast with white14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFD5A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#082F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00275Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00363Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 37.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.8Black · ΔE 39Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C3200
Analogous#00585C, #04005C
Triadic#5C002A, #2A5C00
Split complementary#5C0400, #585C00
Tetradic#5C0058, #5C3200, #005C04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#298BFF
Lighter +30%#0070F5
Lighter +20%#0059C2
Lighter +10%#00418F
Darker −10%#001329
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A5C
Less saturated −25%#0C2B51

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B92
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue212.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B 5C

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