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Recognised as Colour

#022962

  • #022962
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#022962 is a blue with RGB values 2, 41, 98 and HSL 216°, 96%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#022962#022962
HEX#022962
RGBrgb(2, 41, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1608, 0.3843
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.1%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(215.6, 96%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 98%, 38.4%)
CMYK98%, 58.2%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer141,666
CSS custom property--colour: #022962;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.04:1
Contrast with white14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FDD69D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003064no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002861no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003741no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.3Steel blue · ΔE 38.8Slate blue · ΔE 41.6Indigo · ΔE 42.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#623B02
Analogous#025962, #0B0262
Triadic#620229, #296202
Split complementary#620B02, #596202
Tetradic#620259, #623B02, #02620B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3585FB
Lighter +30%#0568F8
Lighter +20%#0453C6
Lighter +10%#033E94
Darker −10%#011430
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002964
Less saturated −25%#0F2B56

Channel breakdown

R2
G41
B98
Red2 (0.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue215.63°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 29 · B 62

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