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Recognised as Colour

#021126

  • #021126
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#021126 is a blue with RGB values 2, 17, 38 and HSL 215°, 90%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#021126#021126
HEX#021126
RGBrgb(2, 17, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0667, 0.149
RGB percentages0.8%, 6.7%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(215, 90%, 7.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 94.7%, 14.9%)
CMYK94.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer135,462
CSS custom property--colour: #021126;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness18.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.91:1
Contrast with white18.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#FDEED9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#071327no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#020F26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#001619no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 32Dim grey · ΔE 42.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 44Midnight blue · ΔE 46.3Slate grey · ΔE 48.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#261702
Analogous#022326, #050226
Triadic#260211, #112602
Split complementary#260502, #232602
Tetradic#260223, #261702, #022605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0C68E8
Lighter +30%#0A52B7
Lighter +20%#073C87
Lighter +10%#052756
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001128
Less saturated −25%#071221

Channel breakdown

R2
G17
B38
Red2 (0.8%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue215°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness7.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 11 · B 26

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