Colour
#002391
- #002391
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#002391 is a blue with RGB values 0, 35, 145 and HSL 226°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#002391#002391
HEX#002391
RGBrgb(0, 35, 145)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1373, 0.5686
RGB percentages0%, 13.7%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(225.5, 100%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 100%, 56.9%)
CMYK100%, 75.9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105
CSS custom property--colour: #002391;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#FFDC6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#916E00
Analogous#006B91, #260091
Triadic#910023, #239100
Split complementary#912600, #6C9100
Tetradic#91006B, #916E00, #009126
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G35
B145
Red0 (0%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 23 · B 91
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