Colour
#002A98
- #002A98
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#002A98 is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 152 and HSL 223°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#002A98#002A98
HEX#002A98
RGBrgb(0, 42, 152)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.5961
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(223.4, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 72.4%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,904
CSS custom property--colour: #002A98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#FFD567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#986E00
Analogous#007698, #220098
Triadic#98002A, #2A9800
Split complementary#982200, #769800
Tetradic#980076, #986E00, #009822
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G42
B152
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue223.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B 98
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