Recognised as Colour

#022040

#022040
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#022040 is a blue with RGB values 2, 32, 64 and HSL 211°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#022040#022040

HEX#022040

RGBrgb(2, 32, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1255, 0.251

RGB percentages0.8%, 12.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(211, 93.9%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211, 96.9%, 25.1%)

CMYK96.9%, 50%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer139,328

CSS custom property--colour: #022040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.37:1

Contrast with white16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#FDDFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F2341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#031D3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00282Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.6 Dim grey · ΔE 40.1 Steel blue · ΔE 42

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#402202

Analogous#023F40, #030240

Triadic#400220, #204002

Split complementary#400302, #3F4002

Tetradic#40023F, #402202, #024003

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#1683F8

Lighter +30%#076AD4

Lighter +20%#0551A3

Lighter +10%#043971

Darker −10%#00070F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002042

Less saturated −25%#0A2038

Channel breakdown

G32

B64

Red2 (0.8%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue210.97°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 20 · B 40

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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