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Colour

#002E9B

  • #002E9B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002E9B is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 155 and HSL 222°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002E9B#002E9B
HEX#002E9B
RGBrgb(0, 46, 155)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.6078
RGB percentages0%, 18%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(222.2, 100%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 100%, 60.8%)
CMYK100%, 70.3%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,931
CSS custom property--colour: #002E9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FFD164

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00429Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.4Navy · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 21Dark blue · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B6D00
Analogous#007B9B, #20009B
Triadic#9B002E, #2E9B00
Split complementary#9B1F00, #7C9B00
Tetradic#9B007B, #9B6D00, #009B1F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6895FF
Lighter +30%#3571FF
Lighter +20%#024DFF
Lighter +10%#003DCE
Darker −10%#001F68
Darker −20%#001035
Darker −30%#000102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002E9B
Less saturated −25%#133688

Channel breakdown

R0
G46
B155
Red0 (0%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue222.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B 9B

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