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Recognised as Colour

#020656

  • #020656
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#020656 is a blue with RGB values 2, 6, 86 and HSL 237°, 95%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#020656#020656
HEX#020656
RGBrgb(2, 6, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0235, 0.3373
RGB percentages0.8%, 2.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(237.1, 95.5%, 17.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 97.7%, 33.7%)
CMYK97.7%, 93%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer132,694
CSS custom property--colour: #020656;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.06:1
Contrast with white18.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#FDF9A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001B58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#001155no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#002130no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8Dark blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#565202
Analogous#023056, #280256
Triadic#560206, #065602
Split complementary#562802, #305602
Tetradic#560230, #565202, #025628

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2A34FA
Lighter +30%#0510EC
Lighter +20%#040DBA
Lighter +10%#030988
Darker −10%#010324
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000458
Less saturated −25%#0D104B

Channel breakdown

R2
G6
B86
Red2 (0.8%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue237.14°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness17.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 06 · B 56

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