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Recognised as Colour

#021A60

  • #021A60
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021A60 is a blue with RGB values 2, 26, 96 and HSL 225°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#021A60#021A60
HEX#021A60
RGBrgb(2, 26, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.102, 0.3765
RGB percentages0.8%, 10.2%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 95.9%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 97.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK97.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer137,824
CSS custom property--colour: #021A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.92:1
Contrast with white15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#FDE59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002662no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001E5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#002E3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3Indigo · ΔE 31.3Navy · ΔE 32.5Dark blue · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#604802
Analogous#024960, #190260
Triadic#60021A, #1A6002
Split complementary#601902, #496002
Tetradic#600249, #604802, #026019

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3366FB
Lighter +30%#0543F6
Lighter +20%#0435C4
Lighter +10%#032892
Darker −10%#010C2E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001962
Less saturated −25%#0E2054

Channel breakdown

R2
G26
B96
Red2 (0.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1A · B 60

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