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Colour

#002966

  • #002966
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002966 is a blue with RGB values 0, 41, 102 and HSL 216°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002966#002966
HEX#002966
RGBrgb(0, 41, 102)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1608, 0.4
RGB percentages0%, 16.1%, 40%
HSLhsl(215.9, 100%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 100%, 40%)
CMYK100%, 59.8%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,598
CSS custom property--colour: #002966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02545WCAG 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 13.92:1
Contrast with white13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFD699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003168no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002865no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003943no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.2Slate blue · ΔE 39.4Steel blue · ΔE 39.6Indigo · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#663D00
Analogous#005C66, #0A0066
Triadic#660029, #296600
Split complementary#660A00, #5C6600
Tetradic#66005C, #663D00, #00660A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3385FF
Lighter +30%#0066FF
Lighter +20%#0052CC
Lighter +10%#003D99
Darker −10%#001433
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002966
Less saturated −25%#0D2B59

Channel breakdown

R0
G41
B102
Red0 (0%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue215.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 29 · B 66

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