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Recognised as Colour

#02436B

  • #02436B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#02436B is a blue with RGB values 2, 67, 107 and HSL 203°, 96%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#02436B#02436B
HEX#02436B
RGBrgb(2, 67, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2627, 0.4196
RGB percentages0.8%, 26.3%, 42%
HSLhsl(202.9, 96.3%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 98.1%, 42%)
CMYK98.1%, 37.4%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer148,331
CSS custom property--colour: #02436B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FDBC94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#30456Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#213C6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004D52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4Dim grey · ΔE 33.3Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B2A02
Analogous#026B5F, #020E6B
Triadic#6B0243, #436B02
Split complementary#6B020E, #6B5F02
Tetradic#5F026B, #6B2A02, #0E6B02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3EB3FB
Lighter +30%#0C9FFA
Lighter +20%#0482CF
Lighter +10%#03629D
Darker −10%#012439
Darker −20%#000407
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00436D
Less saturated −25%#10405D

Channel breakdown

R2
G67
B107
Red2 (0.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue202.86°
Saturation (HSL)96.33%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 43 · B 6B

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