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Colour

#002856

  • #002856
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002856 is a blue with RGB values 0, 40, 86 and HSL 212°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002856#002856
HEX#002856
RGBrgb(0, 40, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1569, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 15.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 100%, 33.7%)
CMYK100%, 53.5%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326
CSS custom property--colour: #002856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FFD7A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B2D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002555no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00333Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 36.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.9Steel blue · ΔE 37.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#562E00
Analogous#005356, #030056
Triadic#560028, #285600
Split complementary#560300, #535600
Tetradic#560053, #562E00, #005603

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2389FF
Lighter +30%#006FEF
Lighter +20%#0057BC
Lighter +10%#004089
Darker −10%#001023
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002856
Less saturated −25%#0B294B

Channel breakdown

R0
G40
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue212.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 28 · B 56

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