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Recognised as Colour

#002A6D

  • #002A6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002A6D is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 109 and HSL 217°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002A6D#002A6D
HEX#002A6D
RGBrgb(0, 42, 109)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.4275
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(216.9, 100%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 100%, 42.7%)
CMYK100%, 61.5%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,861
CSS custom property--colour: #002A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FFD592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00336Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Midnight blue · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 36.1Indigo · ΔE 36.7Royal blue · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4300
Analogous#00606D, #0D006D
Triadic#6D002A, #2A6D00
Split complementary#6D0D00, #606D00
Tetradic#6D0060, #6D4300, #006D0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3A86FF
Lighter +30%#0767FF
Lighter +20%#0051D3
Lighter +10%#003EA0
Darker −10%#00163A
Darker −20%#000307
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A6D
Less saturated −25%#0E2D5F

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B109
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue216.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B 6D

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