Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#022342

  • #022342
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#022342 is a blue with RGB values 2, 35, 66 and HSL 209°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#022342#022342
HEX#022342
RGBrgb(2, 35, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1373, 0.2588
RGB percentages0.8%, 13.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(209.1, 94.1%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 97%, 25.9%)
CMYK97%, 47%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,098
CSS custom property--colour: #022342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#FDDCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#132543no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#071F41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#002A2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.3Dim grey · ΔE 38.7Midnight blue · ΔE 39.9Steel blue · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#422102
Analogous#024241, #020342
Triadic#420223, #234202
Split complementary#420203, #424102
Tetradic#410242, #422102, #034202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#188CF8
Lighter +30%#0772D6
Lighter +20%#0558A5
Lighter +10%#043D74
Darker −10%#010911
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002344
Less saturated −25%#0B233A

Channel breakdown

R2
G35
B66
Red2 (0.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue209.06°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 23 · B 42

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “hex 022342” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.