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Recognised as Colour

#002868

  • #002868
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002868 is a blue with RGB values 0, 40, 104 and HSL 217°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002868#002868
HEX#002868
RGBrgb(0, 40, 104)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1569, 0.4078
RGB percentages0%, 15.7%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(216.9, 100%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 100%, 40.8%)
CMYK100%, 61.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,344
CSS custom property--colour: #002868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#FFD797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00316Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002867no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003843no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Midnight blue · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.5Slate blue · ΔE 37.9Indigo · ΔE 38Royal blue · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#684000
Analogous#005C68, #0C0068
Triadic#680028, #286800
Split complementary#680C00, #5C6800
Tetradic#68005C, #684000, #00680C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3583FF
Lighter +30%#0263FF
Lighter +20%#004FCE
Lighter +10%#003C9B
Darker −10%#001435
Darker −20%#000102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002868
Less saturated −25%#0D2B5B

Channel breakdown

R0
G40
B104
Red0 (0%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 28 · B 68

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