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Colour

#021852

  • #021852
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#021852 is a blue with RGB values 2, 24, 82 and HSL 224°, 95%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#021852#021852
HEX#021852
RGBrgb(2, 24, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0941, 0.3216
RGB percentages0.8%, 9.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(223.5, 95.2%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 97.6%, 32.2%)
CMYK97.6%, 70.7%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer137,298
CSS custom property--colour: #021852;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.73:1
Contrast with white16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FDE7AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#001A51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#002832no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3Indigo · ΔE 38.1Navy · ΔE 40Black · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#523C02
Analogous#024052, #140252
Triadic#520218, #185202
Split complementary#521402, #405202
Tetradic#520240, #523C02, #025214

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2660FA
Lighter +30%#0644E7
Lighter +20%#0435B6
Lighter +10%#032784
Darker −10%#010920
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001754
Less saturated −25%#0D1D48

Channel breakdown

R2
G24
B82
Red2 (0.8%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 18 · B 52

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