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Recognised as Colour

#002990

  • #002990
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#002990 is a blue with RGB values 0, 41, 144 and HSL 223°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#002990#002990
HEX#002990
RGBrgb(0, 41, 144)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1608, 0.5647
RGB percentages0%, 16.1%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 100%, 56.5%)
CMYK100%, 71.5%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,640
CSS custom property--colour: #002990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#FFD66F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003C93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004659no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.6Navy · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#906700
Analogous#007190, #1F0090
Triadic#900029, #299000
Split complementary#901F00, #719000
Tetradic#900071, #906700, #00901F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5D8BFF
Lighter +30%#2A67FF
Lighter +20%#0046F6
Lighter +10%#0038C3
Darker −10%#001A5D
Darker −20%#000C2A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002990
Less saturated −25%#12317E

Channel breakdown

R0
G41
B144
Red0 (0%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue222.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 29 · B 90

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