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Recognised as Colour

#002784

  • #002784
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002784 is a blue with RGB values 0, 39, 132 and HSL 222°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002784#002784
HEX#002784
RGBrgb(0, 39, 132)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1529, 0.5176
RGB percentages0%, 15.3%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(222.3, 100%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 100%, 51.8%)
CMYK100%, 70.5%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,116
CSS custom property--colour: #002784;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFD87B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003787no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Navy · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#845D00
Analogous#006984, #1B0084
Triadic#840027, #278400
Split complementary#841B00, #698400
Tetradic#840069, #845D00, #00841B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5184FF
Lighter +30%#1E60FF
Lighter +20%#0045EA
Lighter +10%#0036B7
Darker −10%#001851
Darker −20%#00091E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002784
Less saturated −25%#102E74

Channel breakdown

R0
G39
B132
Red0 (0%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue222.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 27 · B 84

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