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Recognised as Colour

#002852

  • #002852
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002852 is a blue with RGB values 0, 40, 82 and HSL 211°, 100%, 16%. 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

#002852#002852
HEX#002852
RGBrgb(0, 40, 82)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1569, 0.3216
RGB percentages0%, 15.7%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 100%, 32.2%)
CMYK100%, 51.2%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,322
CSS custom property--colour: #002852;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.73:1
Contrast with white14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FFD7AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#102C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002551no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003239no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Midnight blue · ΔE 33Black · ΔE 33.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.4Steel blue · ΔE 37.7Dim grey · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#522A00
Analogous#005152, #010052
Triadic#520028, #285200
Split complementary#520100, #515200
Tetradic#520051, #522A00, #005201

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1F8CFF
Lighter +30%#0073EB
Lighter +20%#005AB8
Lighter +10%#004185
Darker −10%#000F1F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002852
Less saturated −25%#0A2848

Channel breakdown

R0
G40
B82
Red0 (0%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue210.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 28 · B 52

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