Colour

#002B49

#002B49
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#002B49 is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 73 and HSL 205°, 100%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#002B49

RGBrgb(0, 43, 73)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.2863

RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(204.7, 100%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 100%, 28.6%)

CMYK100%, 41.1%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,081

CSS custom property--colour: #002B49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.57:1

Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#FFD4B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C2C4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#112648no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#003236no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Black · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 35.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.1 Steel blue · ΔE 37.3 Slate grey · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#491E00

Analogous#004942, #000749

Triadic#49002B, #2B4900

Split complementary#490007, #494200

Tetradic#420049, #491E00, #074900

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#169FFF

Lighter +30%#0085E2

Lighter +20%#0067AF

Lighter +10%#00497C

Darker −10%#000D16

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002B49

Less saturated −25%#092940

Channel breakdown

G43

B73

Red0 (0%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue204.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 49

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