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Recognised as Colour

#023598

  • #023598
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#023598 is a blue with RGB values 2, 53, 152 and HSL 220°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#023598#023598
HEX#023598
RGBrgb(2, 53, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2078, 0.5961
RGB percentages0.8%, 20.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(219.6, 97.4%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 98.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK98.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer144,792
CSS custom property--colour: #023598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#FDCA67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00459Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#986502
Analogous#028098, #1A0298
Triadic#980235, #359802
Split complementary#981A02, #809802
Tetradic#980280, #986502, #02981A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#699BFD
Lighter +30%#377AFC
Lighter +20%#0458FC
Lighter +10%#0347CA
Darker −10%#012366
Darker −20%#011233
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00349A
Less saturated −25%#153B85

Channel breakdown

R2
G53
B152
Red2 (0.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue219.6°
Saturation (HSL)97.4%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 35 · B 98

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