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Recognised as Colour

#023A53

  • #023A53
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#023A53 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 58, 83 and HSL 199°, 95%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#023A53#023A53
HEX#023A53
RGBrgb(2, 58, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2275, 0.3255
RGB percentages0.8%, 22.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(198.5, 95.3%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 97.6%, 32.5%)
CMYK97.6%, 30.1%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer146,003
CSS custom property--colour: #023A53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FDC5AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3A54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#233353no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004143no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 32Steel blue · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#531B02
Analogous#025343, #021253
Triadic#53023A, #3A5302
Split complementary#530212, #534402
Tetradic#430253, #531B02, #115302

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#27B9FA
Lighter +30%#06A2E8
Lighter +20%#0480B7
Lighter +10%#035D85
Darker −10%#011721
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003B55
Less saturated −25%#0D3648

Channel breakdown

R2
G58
B83
Red2 (0.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue198.52°
Saturation (HSL)95.29%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 3A · B 53

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