Colour
#002AAB
- #002AAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#002AAB is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 171 and HSL 225°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#002AAB#002AAB
HEX#002AAB
RGBrgb(0, 42, 171)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.6706
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(225.3, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK100%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923
CSS custom property--colour: #002AAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#FFD554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB8100
Analogous#007FAB, #2C00AB
Triadic#AB002A, #2AAB00
Split complementary#AB2C00, #7FAB00
Tetradic#AB007F, #AB8100, #00AB2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G42
B171
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue225.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B AB
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