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Recognised as Colour

#002174

  • #002174
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002174 is a blue with RGB values 0, 33, 116 and HSL 223°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002174#002174
HEX#002174
RGBrgb(0, 33, 116)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1294, 0.4549
RGB percentages0%, 12.9%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 100%, 45.5%)
CMYK100%, 71.6%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,564
CSS custom property--colour: #002174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFDE8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002573no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#003847no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 5.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 25.9Navy · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 5.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#745300
Analogous#005B74, #190074
Triadic#740021, #217400
Split complementary#741900, #5B7400
Tetradic#74005B, #745300, #007419

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4177FF
Lighter +30%#0E53FF
Lighter +20%#003EDA
Lighter +10%#0030A7
Darker −10%#001241
Darker −20%#00040E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002174
Less saturated −25%#0E2766

Channel breakdown

R0
G33
B116
Red0 (0%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue222.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 21 · B 74

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