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Colour

#002A62

  • #002A62
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002A62 is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 98 and HSL 214°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002A62#002A62
HEX#002A62
RGBrgb(0, 42, 98)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.3843
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(214.3, 100%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 100%, 38.4%)
CMYK100%, 57.1%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,850
CSS custom property--colour: #002A62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFD59D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003164no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002861no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003841no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.1Steel blue · ΔE 38.1Slate blue · ΔE 42.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#623800
Analogous#005B62, #070062
Triadic#62002A, #2A6200
Split complementary#620700, #5B6200
Tetradic#62005B, #623800, #006207

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2F88FF
Lighter +30%#006CFB
Lighter +20%#0056C8
Lighter +10%#004095
Darker −10%#00142F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A62
Less saturated −25%#0C2C56

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B98
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B 62

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