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Colour

#002B98

  • #002B98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002B98 is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 152 and HSL 223°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002B98#002B98
HEX#002B98
RGBrgb(0, 43, 152)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.5961
RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(223, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 71.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,160
CSS custom property--colour: #002B98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#FFD467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#004A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.8Navy · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 20Indigo · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#986D00
Analogous#007798, #210098
Triadic#98002B, #2B9800
Split complementary#982100, #779800
Tetradic#980077, #986D00, #009821

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6591FF
Lighter +30%#326CFF
Lighter +20%#0048FE
Lighter +10%#0039CB
Darker −10%#001D65
Darker −20%#000E32
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B98
Less saturated −25%#133385

Channel breakdown

R0
G43
B152
Red0 (0%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue223.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 98

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