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Recognised as Colour

#021A38

  • #021A38
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#021A38 is a blue with RGB values 2, 26, 56 and HSL 213°, 93%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#021A38#021A38
HEX#021A38
RGBrgb(2, 26, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.102, 0.2196
RGB percentages0.8%, 10.2%, 22%
HSLhsl(213.3, 93.1%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 96.4%, 22%)
CMYK96.4%, 53.6%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer137,784
CSS custom property--colour: #021A38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#FDE5C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#091D39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#001837no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#002126no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.5Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3Dim grey · ΔE 41.8Steel blue · ΔE 45.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#382002
Analogous#023538, #050238
Triadic#38021A, #1A3802
Split complementary#380502, #353802
Tetradic#380235, #382002, #023805

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1076F6
Lighter +30%#075FCC
Lighter +20%#06489A
Lighter +10%#043169
Darker −10%#000307
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001A3A
Less saturated −25%#091B31

Channel breakdown

R2
G26
B56
Red2 (0.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1A · B 38

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