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Recognised as Colour

#0239A6

  • #0239A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#0239A6 is a blue with RGB values 2, 57, 166 and HSL 220°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#0239A6#0239A6
HEX#0239A6
RGBrgb(2, 57, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2235, 0.651
RGB percentages0.8%, 22.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(219.9, 97.6%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 98.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK98.8%, 65.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer145,830
CSS custom property--colour: #0239A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#FDC659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00576Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A66F02
Analogous#028BA6, #1D02A6
Triadic#A60239, #39A602
Split complementary#A61D02, #8BA602
Tetradic#A6028B, #A66F02, #02A61D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#77A4FD
Lighter +30%#4482FD
Lighter +20%#1260FC
Lighter +10%#034AD8
Darker −10%#012874
Darker −20%#011641
Darker −30%#00050F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0038A8
Less saturated −25%#174091

Channel breakdown

R2
G57
B166
Red2 (0.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue219.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.62%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 39 · B A6

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