Colour

#002AEF

#002AEF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#002AEF is a blue with RGB values 0, 42, 239 and HSL 229°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002AEF#002AEF

HEX#002AEF

RGBrgb(0, 42, 239)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.9373

RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(229.5, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK100%, 82.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,991

CSS custom property--colour: #002AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#FFD510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6 Blue · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Dark violet · ΔE 29.4 Dark blue · ΔE 36.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFC500

Analogous#00A1EF, #4E00EF

Triadic#EF002A, #2AEF00

Split complementary#EF4E00, #A1EF00

Tetradic#EF00A1, #EFC500, #00EF4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCC8FF

Lighter +30%#899EFF

Lighter +20%#5674FF

Lighter +10%#234AFF

Darker −10%#0021BC

Darker −20%#001889

Darker −30%#000F56

Darker −40%#000623

More saturated +25%#002AEF

Less saturated −25%#1E3DD1

Channel breakdown

G42

B239

Red0 (0%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue229.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B EF

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