Recognised as Colour

#000242

#000242
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#000242 is a blue with RGB values 0, 2, 66 and HSL 238°, 100%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#000242#000242

HEX#000242

RGBrgb(0, 2, 66)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0078, 0.2588

RGB percentages0%, 0.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(238.2, 100%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 100%, 25.9%)

CMYK100%, 97%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer578

CSS custom property--colour: #000242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.31:1

Contrast with white19.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#FFFDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001244no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#000A41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#001723no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Indigo · ΔE 35.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.9 Navy · ΔE 36.8 Dark blue · ΔE 42

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#424000

Analogous#002342, #1F0042

Triadic#420002, #024200

Split complementary#421F00, #234200

Tetradic#420023, #424000, #00421F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#0F16FF

Lighter +30%#0007DB

Lighter +20%#0005A8

Lighter +10%#000475

Darker −10%#00000F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000242

Less saturated −25%#080A3A

Channel breakdown

B66

Red0 (0%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue238.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 02 · B 42

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