Colour
#002ABC
- #002ABC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#002ABC is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 188 and HSL 227°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#002ABC#002ABC
HEX#002ABC
RGBrgb(0, 42, 188)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.7373
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(226.6, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK100%, 77.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,940
CSS custom property--colour: #002ABC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FFD543
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC9200
Analogous#0088BC, #3400BC
Triadic#BC002A, #2ABC00
Split complementary#BC3400, #88BC00
Tetradic#BC0088, #BC9200, #00BC34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G42
B188
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue226.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B BC
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