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Recognised as Colour

#002B6A

  • #002B6A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002B6A is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 106 and HSL 216°, 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

#002B6A#002B6A
HEX#002B6A
RGBrgb(0, 43, 106)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.4157
RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(215.7, 100%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 100%, 41.6%)
CMYK100%, 59.4%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114
CSS custom property--colour: #002B6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FFD495

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00336Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003B46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.2Slate blue · ΔE 38.1Steel blue · ΔE 39.1Indigo · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A3F00
Analogous#00606A, #0A006A
Triadic#6A002B, #2B6A00
Split complementary#6A0A00, #606A00
Tetradic#6A0060, #6A3F00, #006A0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3788FF
Lighter +30%#046AFF
Lighter +20%#0054D0
Lighter +10%#00409D
Darker −10%#001637
Darker −20%#000204
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B6A
Less saturated −25%#0D2E5D

Channel breakdown

R0
G43
B106
Red0 (0%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue215.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 6A

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