Colour

#002B6B

#002B6B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002B6B is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 107 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

#002B6B#002B6B

HEX#002B6B

RGBrgb(0, 43, 107)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.4196

RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 42%

HSLhsl(215.9, 100%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 100%, 42%)

CMYK100%, 59.8%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,115

CSS custom property--colour: #002B6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02789WCAG 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 13.48:1

Contrast with white13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#FFD494

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00336Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002A6Ano 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 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7 Slate blue · ΔE 37.6 Indigo · ΔE 38.8 Royal blue · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6B4000

Analogous#00616B, #0A006B

Triadic#6B002B, #2B6B00

Split complementary#6B0A00, #616B00

Tetradic#6B0061, #6B4000, #006B0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#3888FF

Lighter +30%#0569FF

Lighter +20%#0054D1

Lighter +10%#003F9E

Darker −10%#001738

Darker −20%#000205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002B6B

Less saturated −25%#0D2E5E

Channel breakdown

G43

B107

Red0 (0%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue215.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 6B

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