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Recognised as Colour

#02436F

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

#02436F is a blue with RGB values 2, 67, 111 and HSL 204°, 96%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#02436F#02436F
HEX#02436F
RGBrgb(2, 67, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2627, 0.4353
RGB percentages0.8%, 26.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(204.2, 96.5%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 98.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK98.2%, 39.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer148,335
CSS custom property--colour: #02436F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FDBC90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4571no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D3C6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 34.7Dim grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F2E02
Analogous#026F64, #020D6F
Triadic#6F0243, #436F02
Split complementary#6F020D, #6F6402
Tetradic#64026F, #6F2E02, #0D6F02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#41B0FC
Lighter +30%#0F9CFB
Lighter +20%#047FD3
Lighter +10%#0361A1
Darker −10%#01253D
Darker −20%#00070B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004371
Less saturated −25%#104061

Channel breakdown

R2
G67
B111
Red2 (0.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue204.22°
Saturation (HSL)96.46%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 43 · B 6F

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