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Recognised as Colour

#002570

  • #002570
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002570 is a blue with RGB values 0, 37, 112 and HSL 220°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002570#002570
HEX#002570
RGBrgb(0, 37, 112)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1451, 0.4392
RGB percentages0%, 14.5%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 100%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 100%, 43.9%)
CMYK100%, 67%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,584
CSS custom property--colour: #002570;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FFDA8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#00276Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003946no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26Indigo · ΔE 31Navy · ΔE 32.1Slate blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#704B00
Analogous#005D70, #130070
Triadic#700025, #257000
Split complementary#701300, #5D7000
Tetradic#70005D, #704B00, #007013

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3D7DFF
Lighter +30%#0A5BFF
Lighter +20%#0047D6
Lighter +10%#0036A3
Darker −10%#00143D
Darker −20%#00030A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002570
Less saturated −25%#0E2A62

Channel breakdown

R0
G37
B112
Red0 (0%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue220.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 25 · B 70

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