Recognised as Colour

#0000B2

#0000B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0000B2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 0, 178 and HSL 240°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0000B2#0000B2

HEX#0000B2

RGBrgb(0, 0, 178)

RGB (0–1)0, 0, 0.698

RGB percentages0%, 0%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 100%, 69.8%)

CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer178

CSS custom property--colour: #0000B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.78:1

Contrast with white12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#FFFF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0028AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#004967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1 Dark blue · ΔE 18 Navy · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark violet · ΔE 27.3 Indigo · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B2B200

Analogous#0059B2, #5900B2

Triadic#B20000, #00B200

Split complementary#B25900, #59B200

Tetradic#B20059, #B2B200, #00B259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7F7FFF

Lighter +30%#4C4CFF

Lighter +20%#1919FF

Lighter +10%#0000E5

Darker −10%#00007F

Darker −20%#00004C

Darker −30%#000019

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0000B2

Less saturated −25%#16169C

Channel breakdown

B178

Red0 (0%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 00 · B B2

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