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Colour

#002495

  • #002495
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#002495 is a blue with RGB values 0, 36, 149 and HSL 226°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#002495#002495
HEX#002495
RGBrgb(0, 36, 149)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1412, 0.5843
RGB percentages0%, 14.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(225.5, 100%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 100%, 58.4%)
CMYK100%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,365
CSS custom property--colour: #002495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFDB6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00465Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 13.6Dark blue · ΔE 15.8Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9Indigo · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#957100
Analogous#006F95, #260095
Triadic#950024, #249500
Split complementary#952600, #6F9500
Tetradic#95006F, #957100, #009526

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6288FF
Lighter +30%#2F61FF
Lighter +20%#003DFB
Lighter +10%#0030C8
Darker −10%#001862
Darker −20%#000B2F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002495
Less saturated −25%#132E82

Channel breakdown

R0
G36
B149
Red0 (0%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue225.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 24 · B 95

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