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Recognised as Colour

#022678

  • #022678
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#022678 is a blue with RGB values 2, 38, 120 and HSL 222°, 97%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#022678#022678
HEX#022678
RGBrgb(2, 38, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.149, 0.4706
RGB percentages0.8%, 14.9%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(221.7, 96.7%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 98.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK98.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,920
CSS custom property--colour: #022678;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#FDD987

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00347Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002976no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Indigo · ΔE 27.5Navy · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#785402
Analogous#026178, #190278
Triadic#780226, #267802
Split complementary#781902, #617802
Tetradic#780261, #785402, #027819

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4A80FC
Lighter +30%#185DFB
Lighter +20%#0446DC
Lighter +10%#0336AA
Darker −10%#011646
Darker −20%#000614
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00257A
Less saturated −25%#112C69

Channel breakdown

R2
G38
B120
Red2 (0.8%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue221.69°
Saturation (HSL)96.72%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 26 · B 78

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