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Colour

#021272

  • #021272
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021272 is a blue with RGB values 2, 18, 114 and HSL 231°, 97%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#021272#021272
HEX#021272
RGBrgb(2, 18, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0706, 0.4471
RGB percentages0.8%, 7.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(231.4, 96.6%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 98.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK98.2%, 84.2%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer135,794
CSS custom property--colour: #021272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#FDED8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002875no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003143no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.6Navy · ΔE 15.9Indigo · ΔE 17.9Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#726202
Analogous#024A72, #2A0272
Triadic#720212, #127202
Split complementary#722A02, #4A7202
Tetradic#72024A, #726202, #02722A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#445EFC
Lighter +30%#1233FB
Lighter +20%#0422D6
Lighter +10%#031AA4
Darker −10%#010A40
Darker −20%#00020E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001174
Less saturated −25%#111C63

Channel breakdown

R2
G18
B114
Red2 (0.8%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 12 · B 72

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