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Recognised as Colour

#021246

  • #021246
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021246 is a blue with RGB values 2, 18, 70 and HSL 226°, 94%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#021246#021246
HEX#021246
RGBrgb(2, 18, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0706, 0.2745
RGB percentages0.8%, 7.1%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(225.9, 94.4%, 14.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 97.1%, 27.5%)
CMYK97.1%, 74.3%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer135,750
CSS custom property--colour: #021246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.83:1
Contrast with white17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FDEDB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001B48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001445no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00202Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.8Black · ΔE 39.3Indigo · ΔE 41.1Navy · ΔE 43.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#463602
Analogous#023446, #140246
Triadic#460212, #124602
Split complementary#461402, #344602
Tetradic#460234, #463602, #024614

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1B50F9
Lighter +30%#0638DB
Lighter +20%#052CA9
Lighter +10%#031F78
Darker −10%#010514
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001148
Less saturated −25%#0B173D

Channel breakdown

R2
G18
B70
Red2 (0.8%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness14.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 12 · B 46

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