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Recognised as Colour

#002C5A

  • #002C5A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002C5A is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 90 and HSL 211°, 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

#002C5A#002C5A
HEX#002C5A
RGBrgb(0, 44, 90)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.3529
RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 100%, 35.3%)
CMYK100%, 51.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,354
CSS custom property--colour: #002C5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 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#FFD3A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#11305Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00373Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.7Steel blue · ΔE 36Black · ΔE 36.9Slate grey · ΔE 41.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A2E00
Analogous#00595A, #01005A
Triadic#5A002C, #2C5A00
Split complementary#5A0100, #595A00
Tetradic#5A0059, #5A2E00, #005A01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2791FF
Lighter +30%#0077F3
Lighter +20%#005EC0
Lighter +10%#00458D
Darker −10%#001327
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002C5A
Less saturated −25%#0B2C4F

Channel breakdown

R0
G44
B90
Red0 (0%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue210.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B 5A

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