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Colour

#002B5E

  • #002B5E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002B5E is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 94 and HSL 213°, 100%, 18%. 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

#002B5E#002B5E
HEX#002B5E
RGBrgb(0, 43, 94)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.3686
RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(212.6, 100%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 100%, 36.9%)
CMYK100%, 54.3%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,102
CSS custom property--colour: #002B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.7 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#262626
Inverted#FFD4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#083060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00285Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003840no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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 22.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 36.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.1Black · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E3300
Analogous#005A5E, #04005E
Triadic#5E002B, #2B5E00
Split complementary#5E0400, #5A5E00
Tetradic#5E005A, #5E3300, #005E04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2B8CFF
Lighter +30%#0071F7
Lighter +20%#005AC4
Lighter +10%#004291
Darker −10%#00142B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B5E
Less saturated −25%#0C2C52

Channel breakdown

R0
G43
B94
Red0 (0%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue212.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 5E

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