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Recognised as Colour

#021A61

  • #021A61
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021A61 is a blue with RGB values 2, 26, 97 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

#021A61#021A61
HEX#021A61
RGBrgb(2, 26, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.102, 0.3804
RGB percentages0.8%, 10.2%, 38%
HSLhsl(224.8, 96%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 97.9%, 38%)
CMYK97.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer137,825
CSS custom property--colour: #021A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.87:1
Contrast with white15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#FDE59E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#001E60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#002E3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Indigo · ΔE 30.7Navy · ΔE 31.9Dark blue · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#614902
Analogous#024961, #1A0261
Triadic#61021A, #1A6102
Split complementary#611A02, #496102
Tetradic#610249, #614902, #02611A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3466FB
Lighter +30%#0542F7
Lighter +20%#0435C5
Lighter +10%#032793
Darker −10%#010D2F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001963
Less saturated −25%#0E2055

Channel breakdown

R2
G26
B97
Red2 (0.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)95.96%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 1A · B 61

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