Colour

#002462

#002462
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002462 is a blue with RGB values 0, 36, 98 and HSL 218°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002462#002462

HEX#002462

RGBrgb(0, 36, 98)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1412, 0.3843

RGB percentages0%, 14.1%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(218, 100%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 100%, 38.4%)

CMYK100%, 63.3%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,314

CSS custom property--colour: #002462;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.7:1

Contrast with white14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#FFDB9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002D64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00343Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.3 Indigo · ΔE 38.2 Slate blue · ΔE 39.5 Navy · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#623E00

Analogous#005562, #0D0062

Triadic#620024, #246200

Split complementary#620D00, #556200

Tetradic#620055, #623E00, #00620D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#2F7BFF

Lighter +30%#005CFB

Lighter +20%#0049C8

Lighter +10%#003795

Darker −10%#00112F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002462

Less saturated −25%#0C2756

Channel breakdown

G36

B98

Red0 (0%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue217.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 24 · B 62

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