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Recognised as Colour

#002270

  • #002270
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002270 is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 112 and HSL 222°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002270#002270
HEX#002270
RGBrgb(0, 34, 112)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 0.4392
RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(221.8, 100%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 100%, 43.9%)
CMYK100%, 69.6%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,816
CSS custom property--colour: #002270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFDD8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002F72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00256Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 28.7Navy · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#704E00
Analogous#005A70, #160070
Triadic#700022, #227000
Split complementary#701600, #5A7000
Tetradic#70005A, #704E00, #007016

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3D78FF
Lighter +30%#0A54FF
Lighter +20%#0041D6
Lighter +10%#0031A3
Darker −10%#00133D
Darker −20%#00030A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002270
Less saturated −25%#0E2762

Channel breakdown

R0
G34
B112
Red0 (0%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue221.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B 70

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