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Recognised as Colour

#002AC2

  • #002AC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#002AC2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 194 and HSL 227°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002AC2#002AC2
HEX#002AC2
RGBrgb(0, 42, 194)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.7608
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(227, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK100%, 78.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,946
CSS custom property--colour: #002AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FFD53D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.4Medium blue · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C29800
Analogous#008BC2, #3700C2
Triadic#C2002A, #2AC200
Split complementary#C23700, #8BC200
Tetradic#C2008B, #C29800, #00C237

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FA7FF
Lighter +30%#5C7FFF
Lighter +20%#2957FF
Lighter +10%#0035F5
Darker −10%#001F8F
Darker −20%#00145C
Darker −30%#000929
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002AC2
Less saturated −25%#1838AA

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B194
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue227.01°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B C2

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