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Recognised as Colour

#002F97

  • #002F97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002F97 is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 151 and HSL 221°, 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

#002F97#002F97
HEX#002F97
RGBrgb(0, 47, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(221.3, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 68.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,183
CSS custom property--colour: #002F97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#FFD068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00419Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#003495no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Navy · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#976800
Analogous#007B97, #1C0097
Triadic#97002F, #2F9700
Split complementary#971C00, #7B9700
Tetradic#97007B, #976800, #00971C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6494FF
Lighter +30%#3171FF
Lighter +20%#004FFD
Lighter +10%#003FCA
Darker −10%#001F64
Darker −20%#000F31
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002F97
Less saturated −25%#133684

Channel breakdown

R0
G47
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue221.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B 97

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