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Recognised as Colour

#002AED

  • #002AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#002AED is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 237 and HSL 229°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002AED#002AED
HEX#002AED
RGBrgb(0, 42, 237)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.9294
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK100%, 82.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,989
CSS custom property--colour: #002AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FFD512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.2Blue · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 35.3Dark orchid · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC300
Analogous#00A0ED, #4C00ED
Triadic#ED002A, #2AED00
Split complementary#ED4D00, #A0ED00
Tetradic#ED00A1, #EDC300, #00ED4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAC6FF
Lighter +30%#879CFF
Lighter +20%#5472FF
Lighter +10%#2148FF
Darker −10%#0021BA
Darker −20%#001887
Darker −30%#000F54
Darker −40%#000621
More saturated +25%#002AED
Less saturated −25%#1E3DCF

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B237
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B ED

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