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Recognised as Colour

#023496

  • #023496
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#023496 is a blue with RGB values 2, 52, 150 and HSL 220°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#023496#023496
HEX#023496
RGBrgb(2, 52, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2039, 0.5882
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(219.7, 97.4%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 98.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK98.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,534
CSS custom property--colour: #023496;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FDCB69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003794no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Navy · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#966402
Analogous#027E96, #1A0296
Triadic#960234, #349602
Split complementary#961A02, #7E9602
Tetradic#96027E, #966402, #02961A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#679AFD
Lighter +30%#3578FC
Lighter +20%#0357FB
Lighter +10%#0345C8
Darker −10%#012364
Darker −20%#011131
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003398
Less saturated −25%#153A83

Channel breakdown

R2
G52
B150
Red2 (0.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue219.73°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 34 · B 96

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