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Colour

#022A59

  • #022A59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#022A59 is a blue with RGB values 2, 42, 89 and HSL 212°, 96%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#022A59#022A59
HEX#022A59
RGBrgb(2, 42, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1647, 0.349
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(212.4, 95.6%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 97.8%, 34.9%)
CMYK97.8%, 52.8%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer141,913
CSS custom property--colour: #022A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FDD5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D2F5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002758no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00363Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Midnight blue · ΔE 29.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.9Steel blue · ΔE 37Black · ΔE 37.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#593102
Analogous#025659, #050259
Triadic#59022A, #2A5902
Split complementary#590502, #565902
Tetradic#590256, #593102, #025905

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2D8BFA
Lighter +30%#0571EF
Lighter +20%#0459BD
Lighter +10%#03428B
Darker −10%#011227
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A5B
Less saturated −25%#0D2B4E

Channel breakdown

R2
G42
B89
Red2 (0.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue212.41°
Saturation (HSL)95.6%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2A · B 59

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