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Recognised as Colour

#002968

  • #002968
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#002968 is a blue with RGB values 0, 41, 104 and HSL 216°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#002968#002968
HEX#002968
RGBrgb(0, 41, 104)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1608, 0.4078
RGB percentages0%, 16.1%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(216.3, 100%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 100%, 40.8%)
CMYK100%, 60.6%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,600
CSS custom property--colour: #002968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FFD697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00316Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002867no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003944no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.1Slate blue · ΔE 38.3Indigo · ΔE 38.8Steel blue · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#683F00
Analogous#005D68, #0B0068
Triadic#680029, #296800
Split complementary#680B00, #5D6800
Tetradic#68005D, #683F00, #00680B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3585FF
Lighter +30%#0266FF
Lighter +20%#0051CE
Lighter +10%#003D9B
Darker −10%#001535
Darker −20%#000102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002968
Less saturated −25%#0D2C5B

Channel breakdown

R0
G41
B104
Red0 (0%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue216.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 29 · B 68

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