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Recognised as Colour

#021846

  • #021846
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021846 is a blue with RGB values 2, 24, 70 and HSL 221°, 94%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#021846#021846
HEX#021846
RGBrgb(2, 24, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0941, 0.2745
RGB percentages0.8%, 9.4%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(220.6, 94.4%, 14.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 97.1%, 27.5%)
CMYK97.1%, 65.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer137,286
CSS custom property--colour: #021846;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.19:1
Contrast with white17.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#FDE7B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001E48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#001845no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00242Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 35.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.6Steel blue · ΔE 45.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#463002
Analogous#023A46, #0E0246
Triadic#460218, #184602
Split complementary#460E02, #3A4602
Tetradic#46023A, #463002, #02460E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1B63F9
Lighter +30%#064BDB
Lighter +20%#053AA9
Lighter +10%#032978
Darker −10%#010714
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001748
Less saturated −25%#0B1B3D

Channel breakdown

R2
G24
B70
Red2 (0.8%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue220.59°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness14.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 18 · B 46

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