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Recognised as Colour

#000453

  • #000453
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#000453 is a blue with RGB values 0, 4, 83 and HSL 237°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#000453#000453
HEX#000453
RGBrgb(0, 4, 83)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0157, 0.3255
RGB percentages0%, 1.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(237.1, 100%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 100%, 32.5%)
CMYK100%, 95.2%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,107
CSS custom property--colour: #000453;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.38:1
Contrast with white18.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#FFFBAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001955no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#000F52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#001F2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Navy · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#534F00
Analogous#002D53, #260053
Triadic#530004, #045300
Split complementary#532500, #2E5300
Tetradic#53002D, #534F00, #005325

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#202BFF
Lighter +30%#000BEC
Lighter +20%#0009B9
Lighter +10%#000686
Darker −10%#000220
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000453
Less saturated −25%#0A0D49

Channel breakdown

R0
G4
B83
Red0 (0%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue237.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 04 · B 53

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