Recognised as Colour
#022899
- #022899
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#022899 is a blue with RGB values 2, 40, 153 and HSL 225°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#022899#022899
HEX#022899
RGBrgb(2, 40, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1569, 0.6
RGB percentages0.8%, 15.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(224.9, 97.4%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 98.7%, 60%)
CMYK98.7%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer141,465
CSS custom property--colour: #022899;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#FDD766
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#997302
Analogous#027499, #270299
Triadic#990228, #289902
Split complementary#992702, #749902
Tetradic#990274, #997302, #029927
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G40
B153
Red2 (0.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue224.9°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 28 · B 99
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