Colour

#002976

#002976
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#002976 is a blue with RGB values 0, 41, 118 and HSL 219°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002976#002976

HEX#002976

RGBrgb(0, 41, 118)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1608, 0.4627

RGB percentages0%, 16.1%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 100%, 46.3%)

CMYK100%, 65.3%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,614

CSS custom property--colour: #002976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.3:1

Contrast with white13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#FFD689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003579no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002A75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#003D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3 Indigo · ΔE 31 Slate blue · ΔE 31.4 Navy · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#764D00

Analogous#006476, #120076

Triadic#760029, #297600

Split complementary#761200, #647600

Tetradic#760064, #764D00, #007612

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#4384FF

Lighter +30%#1063FF

Lighter +20%#004CDC

Lighter +10%#003BA9

Darker −10%#001743

Darker −20%#000610

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002976

Less saturated −25%#0F2D67

Channel breakdown

G41

B118

Red0 (0%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue219.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 29 · B 76

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