Colour

#002F74

#002F74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002F74 is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 116 and HSL 216°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002F74#002F74

HEX#002F74

RGBrgb(0, 47, 116)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.4549

RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(215.7, 100%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 100%, 45.5%)

CMYK100%, 59.5%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,148

CSS custom property--colour: #002F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.66:1

Contrast with white12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#FFD08B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002E73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00414Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14 Midnight blue · ΔE 17.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5 Slate blue · ΔE 34.5 Royal blue · ΔE 35.9 Indigo · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#744500

Analogous#006974, #0B0074

Triadic#74002F, #2F7400

Split complementary#740B00, #697400

Tetradic#740069, #744500, #00740B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#418EFF

Lighter +30%#0E70FF

Lighter +20%#0058DA

Lighter +10%#0044A7

Darker −10%#001A41

Darker −20%#00060E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002F74

Less saturated −25%#0E3266

Channel breakdown

G47

B116

Red0 (0%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue215.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B 74

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