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Recognised as Colour

#022B6E

  • #022B6E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#022B6E is a blue with RGB values 2, 43, 110 and HSL 217°, 96%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#022B6E#022B6E
HEX#022B6E
RGBrgb(2, 43, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1686, 0.4314
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.9%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(217.2, 96.4%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 98.2%, 43.1%)
CMYK98.2%, 60.9%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer142,190
CSS custom property--colour: #022B6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#FDD491

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003470no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003C48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Midnight blue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 35.9Indigo · ΔE 36.9Royal blue · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E4502
Analogous#02616E, #0F026E
Triadic#6E022B, #2B6E02
Split complementary#6E0F02, #616E02
Tetradic#6E0261, #6E4502, #026E0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4087FC
Lighter +30%#0E68FB
Lighter +20%#0452D2
Lighter +10%#033FA0
Darker −10%#01173C
Darker −20%#00040A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B70
Less saturated −25%#102E60

Channel breakdown

R2
G43
B110
Red2 (0.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue217.22°
Saturation (HSL)96.43%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2B · B 6E

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