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Recognised as Colour

#002169

  • #002169
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002169 is a blue with RGB values 0, 33, 105 and HSL 221°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002169#002169
HEX#002169
RGBrgb(0, 33, 105)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1294, 0.4118
RGB percentages0%, 12.9%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(221.1, 100%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 100%, 41.2%)
CMYK100%, 68.6%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,553
CSS custom property--colour: #002169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.77:1
Contrast with white14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#FFDE96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002368no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003541no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Indigo · ΔE 31.7Navy · ΔE 32.9Slate blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#694800
Analogous#005669, #130069
Triadic#690021, #216900
Split complementary#691300, #566900
Tetradic#690056, #694800, #006913

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3675FF
Lighter +30%#0352FF
Lighter +20%#0041CF
Lighter +10%#00319C
Darker −10%#001136
Darker −20%#000103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002169
Less saturated −25%#0D265C

Channel breakdown

R0
G33
B105
Red0 (0%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue221.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 21 · B 69

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