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Recognised as Colour

#002787

  • #002787
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002787 is a blue with RGB values 0, 39, 135 and HSL 223°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002787#002787
HEX#002787
RGBrgb(0, 39, 135)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1529, 0.5294
RGB percentages0%, 15.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(222.7, 100%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 100%, 52.9%)
CMYK100%, 71.1%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,119
CSS custom property--colour: #002787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FFD878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00388Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Navy · ΔE 21.2Indigo · ΔE 22Dark blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#876000
Analogous#006A87, #1D0087
Triadic#870027, #278700
Split complementary#871D00, #6A8700
Tetradic#87006A, #876000, #00871D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5485FF
Lighter +30%#2161FF
Lighter +20%#0044ED
Lighter +10%#0036BA
Darker −10%#001854
Darker −20%#000A21
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002787
Less saturated −25%#112E76

Channel breakdown

R0
G39
B135
Red0 (0%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue222.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 27 · B 87

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