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Recognised as Colour

#002872

  • #002872
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002872 is a blue with RGB values 0, 40, 114 and HSL 219°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002872#002872
HEX#002872
RGBrgb(0, 40, 114)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1569, 0.4471
RGB percentages0%, 15.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(218.9, 100%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 100%, 44.7%)
CMYK100%, 64.9%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,354
CSS custom property--colour: #002872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFD78D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003C49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Indigo · ΔE 32.3Slate blue · ΔE 33Navy · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#724A00
Analogous#006172, #110072
Triadic#720028, #287200
Split complementary#721100, #617200
Tetradic#720061, #724A00, #007211

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3F82FF
Lighter +30%#0C61FF
Lighter +20%#004CD8
Lighter +10%#003AA5
Darker −10%#00163F
Darker −20%#00040C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002872
Less saturated −25%#0E2C64

Channel breakdown

R0
G40
B114
Red0 (0%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue218.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 28 · B 72

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