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Recognised as Colour

#022869

  • #022869
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#022869 is a blue with RGB values 2, 40, 105 and HSL 218°, 96%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#022869#022869
HEX#022869
RGBrgb(2, 40, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1569, 0.4118
RGB percentages0.8%, 15.7%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(217.9, 96.3%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 98.1%, 41.2%)
CMYK98.1%, 61.9%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer141,417
CSS custom property--colour: #022869;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FDD796

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00316Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002868no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003944no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Midnight blue · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8Indigo · ΔE 37.3Slate blue · ΔE 37.3Navy · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#694302
Analogous#025B69, #100269
Triadic#690228, #286902
Split complementary#691002, #5B6902
Tetradic#69025B, #694302, #026910

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3C82FB
Lighter +30%#0A62FA
Lighter +20%#044ECD
Lighter +10%#033B9B
Darker −10%#011537
Darker −20%#000205
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00276B
Less saturated −25%#0F2C5C

Channel breakdown

R2
G40
B105
Red2 (0.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue217.86°
Saturation (HSL)96.26%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 28 · B 69

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