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Recognised as Colour

#002286

  • #002286
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002286 is a blue with RGB values 0, 34, 134 and HSL 225°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002286#002286
HEX#002286
RGBrgb(0, 34, 134)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1333, 0.5255
RGB percentages0%, 13.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(224.8, 100%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 100%, 52.5%)
CMYK100%, 74.6%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,838
CSS custom property--colour: #002286;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#FFDD79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002984no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003F52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.9Navy · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#866400
Analogous#006586, #210086
Triadic#860022, #228600
Split complementary#862100, #658600
Tetradic#860065, #866400, #008621

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#537FFF
Lighter +30%#2059FF
Lighter +20%#003CEC
Lighter +10%#002FB9
Darker −10%#001553
Darker −20%#000820
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002286
Less saturated −25%#112A75

Channel breakdown

R0
G34
B134
Red0 (0%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue224.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 22 · B 86

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