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Recognised as Colour

#02214B

  • #02214B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#02214B is a blue with RGB values 2, 33, 75 and HSL 215°, 95%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#02214B#02214B
HEX#02214B
RGBrgb(2, 33, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1294, 0.2941
RGB percentages0.8%, 12.9%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(214.5, 94.8%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 97.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK97.3%, 56%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer139,595
CSS custom property--colour: #02214B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#FDDEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#06264Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#001F4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#002B32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Midnight blue · ΔE 31.4Black · ΔE 33Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8Steel blue · ΔE 41.1Dim grey · ΔE 43.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B2C02
Analogous#02454B, #08024B
Triadic#4B0221, #214B02
Split complementary#4B0802, #454B02
Tetradic#4B0245, #4B2C02, #024B08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#207CF9
Lighter +30%#0663E0
Lighter +20%#054DAE
Lighter +10%#03377D
Darker −10%#010B19
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00214D
Less saturated −25%#0C2241

Channel breakdown

R2
G33
B75
Red2 (0.8%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue214.52°
Saturation (HSL)94.81%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 21 · B 4B

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