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Recognised as Colour

#002176

  • #002176
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002176 is a blue with RGB values 0, 33, 118 and HSL 223°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002176#002176
HEX#002176
RGBrgb(0, 33, 118)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1294, 0.4627
RGB percentages0%, 12.9%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(223.2, 100%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 100%, 46.3%)
CMYK100%, 72%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,566
CSS custom property--colour: #002176;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFDE89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002574no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 5.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Indigo · ΔE 25Navy · ΔE 25.1Dark blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#765500
Analogous#005C76, #1A0076
Triadic#760021, #217600
Split complementary#761A00, #5C7600
Tetradic#76005C, #765500, #00761A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4378FF
Lighter +30%#1053FF
Lighter +20%#003EDC
Lighter +10%#002FA9
Darker −10%#001343
Darker −20%#000410
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002176
Less saturated −25%#0F2867

Channel breakdown

R0
G33
B118
Red0 (0%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue223.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 21 · B 76

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