Colour

#002242

#002242
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#002242 is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 66 and HSL 209°, 100%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#002242#002242

HEX#002242

RGBrgb(0, 34, 66)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 0.2588

RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(209.1, 100%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 100%, 25.9%)

CMYK100%, 48.5%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,770

CSS custom property--colour: #002242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.06:1

Contrast with white16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FFDDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#112443no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#041F41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#002A2Eno 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 text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.1 Dim grey · ΔE 39.5 Steel blue · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#422000

Analogous#004241, #000142

Triadic#420022, #224200

Split complementary#420001, #424100

Tetradic#410042, #422000, #014200

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#0F8BFF

Lighter +30%#0071DB

Lighter +20%#0057A8

Lighter +10%#003C75

Darker −10%#00080F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002242

Less saturated −25%#08223A

Channel breakdown

G34

B66

Red0 (0%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue209.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B 42

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Colour values

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