Colour

#002F5E

#002F5E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002F5E is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 94 and HSL 210°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002F5E#002F5E

HEX#002F5E

RGBrgb(0, 47, 94)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.3686

RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 100%, 36.9%)

CMYK100%, 50%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,126

CSS custom property--colour: #002F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.39:1

Contrast with white13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#FFD0A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#143360no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#003A42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.2 Steel blue · ΔE 34.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.5 Black · ΔE 38 Slate grey · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E2F00

Analogous#005E5E, #00005E

Triadic#5E002F, #2F5E00

Split complementary#5E0000, #5E5E00

Tetradic#5E005E, #5E2F00, #005E00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2B95FF

Lighter +30%#007CF7

Lighter +20%#0062C4

Lighter +10%#004991

Darker −10%#00162B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002F5E

Less saturated −25%#0C2F52

Channel breakdown

G47

B94

Red0 (0%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B 5E

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