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Colour

#002266

  • #002266
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002266 is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 102 and HSL 220°, 100%, 20%. 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

#002266#002266
HEX#002266
HEX (short)#026
RGBrgb(0, 34, 102)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 0.4
RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 40%
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 100%, 40%)
CMYK100%, 66.7%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,806
CSS custom property--colour: #002266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFDD99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002D68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002365no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003440no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2Indigo · ΔE 34.2Navy · ΔE 35.7Slate blue · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#664400
Analogous#005566, #110066
Triadic#660022, #226600
Split complementary#661100, #556600
Tetradic#660055, #664400, #006611

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3377FF
Lighter +30%#0055FF
Lighter +20%#0044CC
Lighter +10%#003399
Darker −10%#001133
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002266
Less saturated −25%#0D2659

Channel breakdown

R0
G34
B102
Red0 (0%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B 66

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