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Colour

#002B96

  • #002B96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002B96 is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 150 and HSL 223°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002B96#002B96
HEX#002B96
RGBrgb(0, 43, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(222.8, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 71.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,158
CSS custom property--colour: #002B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#FFD469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003194no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00495Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9Navy · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Indigo · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#966B00
Analogous#007696, #200096
Triadic#96002B, #2B9600
Split complementary#962000, #769600
Tetradic#960076, #966B00, #009620

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6390FF
Lighter +30%#306BFF
Lighter +20%#0048FC
Lighter +10%#003AC9
Darker −10%#001C63
Darker −20%#000E30
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B96
Less saturated −25%#133383

Channel breakdown

R0
G43
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue222.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 96

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