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Recognised as Colour

#023995

  • #023995
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#023995 is a blue with RGB values 2, 57, 149 and HSL 218°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#023995#023995
HEX#023995
RGBrgb(2, 57, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2235, 0.5843
RGB percentages0.8%, 22.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(217.6, 97.4%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 98.7%, 58.4%)
CMYK98.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer145,813
CSS custom property--colour: #023995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#FDC66A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004698no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#003A93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005161no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.3Midnight blue · ΔE 14.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Indigo · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#955E02
Analogous#028395, #140295
Triadic#950239, #399502
Split complementary#951402, #839502
Tetradic#950283, #955E02, #029514

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#669FFD
Lighter +30%#347FFC
Lighter +20%#0360FA
Lighter +10%#034CC7
Darker −10%#012663
Darker −20%#011230
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003897
Less saturated −25%#153E82

Channel breakdown

R2
G57
B149
Red2 (0.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue217.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 39 · B 95

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