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Recognised as Colour

#023261

  • #023261
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#023261 is a blue with RGB values 2, 50, 97 and HSL 210°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#023261#023261
HEX#023261
RGBrgb(2, 50, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1961, 0.3804
RGB percentages0.8%, 19.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(209.7, 96%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 97.9%, 38%)
CMYK97.9%, 48.5%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer143,969
CSS custom property--colour: #023261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FDCD9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#183663no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#012E60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#003D44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 32Steel blue · ΔE 33.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.7Black · ΔE 38.5Slate grey · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#613102
Analogous#026161, #020261
Triadic#610232, #326102
Split complementary#610202, #616102
Tetradic#610261, #613102, #026102

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3499FB
Lighter +30%#057FF7
Lighter +20%#0466C5
Lighter +10%#034C93
Darker −10%#01182F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003263
Less saturated −25%#0E3255

Channel breakdown

R2
G50
B97
Red2 (0.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue209.68°
Saturation (HSL)95.96%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 32 · B 61

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