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Recognised as Colour

#002453

  • #002453
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002453 is a blue with RGB values 0, 36, 83 and HSL 214°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002453#002453
HEX#002453
RGBrgb(0, 36, 83)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1412, 0.3255
RGB percentages0%, 14.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(214, 100%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 100%, 32.5%)
CMYK100%, 56.6%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,299
CSS custom property--colour: #002453;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FFDBAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#032955no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002252no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6Black · ΔE 36.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.8Steel blue · ΔE 39.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#532F00
Analogous#004E53, #050053
Triadic#530024, #245300
Split complementary#530500, #4E5300
Tetradic#53004E, #532F00, #005305

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2081FF
Lighter +30%#0066EC
Lighter +20%#0050B9
Lighter +10%#003A86
Darker −10%#000E20
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002453
Less saturated −25%#0A2549

Channel breakdown

R0
G36
B83
Red0 (0%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue213.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 24 · B 53

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