Colour

#002142

#002142
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#002142 is a blue with RGB values 0, 33, 66 and HSL 210°, 100%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#002142#002142

HEX#002142

RGBrgb(0, 33, 66)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1294, 0.2588

RGB percentages0%, 12.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 100%, 25.9%)

CMYK100%, 50%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,514

CSS custom property--colour: #002142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.2:1

Contrast with white16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#FFDEBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F2443no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#021E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.2 Dim grey · ΔE 40.2 Steel blue · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#422100

Analogous#004242, #000042

Triadic#420021, #214200

Split complementary#420000, #424200

Tetradic#420042, #422100, #004200

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#0F87FF

Lighter +30%#006EDB

Lighter +20%#0054A8

Lighter +10%#003B75

Darker −10%#00080F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002142

Less saturated −25%#08213A

Channel breakdown

G33

B66

Red0 (0%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 21 · B 42

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