Colour

#021A40

#021A40
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#021A40 is a blue with RGB values 2, 26, 64 and HSL 217°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#021A40#021A40

HEX#021A40

RGBrgb(2, 26, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.102, 0.251

RGB percentages0.8%, 10.2%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(216.8, 93.9%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 96.9%, 25.1%)

CMYK96.9%, 59.4%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer137,792

CSS custom property--colour: #021A40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.15:1

Contrast with white17.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#FDE5BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#021E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00193Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00232Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Dim grey · ΔE 44.4 Steel blue · ΔE 44.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#402802

Analogous#023940, #090240

Triadic#40021A, #1A4002

Split complementary#400902, #394002

Tetradic#400239, #402802, #024009

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#166EF8

Lighter +30%#0756D4

Lighter +20%#0542A3

Lighter +10%#042E71

Darker −10%#00060F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001A42

Less saturated −25%#0A1C38

Channel breakdown

G26

B64

Red2 (0.8%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue216.77°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 1A · B 40

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