Recognised as Colour

#02059C

#02059C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#02059C is a blue with RGB values 2, 5, 156 and HSL 239°, 97%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#02059C#02059C

HEX#02059C

RGBrgb(2, 5, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0196, 0.6118

RGB percentages0.8%, 2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(238.8, 97.5%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 98.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK98.7%, 96.8%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer132,508

CSS custom property--colour: #02059C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.96:1

Contrast with white13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#FDFA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0034A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#00239Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 6.7 Navy · ΔE 11.9 Indigo · ΔE 20.7 Medium blue · ΔE 23.5 Blue violet · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C9902

Analogous#02529C, #4C029C

Triadic#9C0205, #059C02

Split complementary#9C4C02, #529C02

Tetradic#9C0252, #9C9902, #029C4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6D70FD

Lighter +30%#3B3EFC

Lighter +20%#080DFC

Lighter +10%#0307CE

Darker −10%#01036A

Darker −20%#010237

Darker −30%#000005

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00039E

Less saturated −25%#161888

Channel breakdown

B156

Red2 (0.8%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue238.83°

Saturation (HSL)97.47%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 05 · B 9C

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