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Recognised as Colour

#021760

  • #021760
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021760 is a blue with RGB values 2, 23, 96 and HSL 227°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#021760#021760
HEX#021760
RGBrgb(2, 23, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0902, 0.3765
RGB percentages0.8%, 9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(226.6, 95.9%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 97.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK97.9%, 76%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer137,056
CSS custom property--colour: #021760;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.23:1
Contrast with white16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FDE89F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002562no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#002C39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Indigo · ΔE 29.1Navy · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#604B02
Analogous#024660, #1C0260
Triadic#600217, #176002
Split complementary#601C02, #466002
Tetradic#600246, #604B02, #02601C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3360FB
Lighter +30%#053BF6
Lighter +20%#042FC4
Lighter +10%#032392
Darker −10%#010B2E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001662
Less saturated −25%#0E1E54

Channel breakdown

R2
G23
B96
Red2 (0.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue226.6°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 17 · B 60

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