Colour

#002BB8

#002BB8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#002BB8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 184 and HSL 226°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002BB8#002BB8

HEX#002BB8

RGBrgb(0, 43, 184)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.7216

RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(226, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK100%, 76.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,192

CSS custom property--colour: #002BB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#FFD447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0038B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.9 Navy · ΔE 17.9 Indigo · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 27 Medium blue · ΔE 27 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B88D00

Analogous#0087B8, #3100B8

Triadic#B8002B, #2BB800

Split complementary#B83100, #87B800

Tetradic#B80087, #B88D00, #00B831

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#85A2FF

Lighter +30%#527AFF

Lighter +20%#1F53FF

Lighter +10%#0037EB

Darker −10%#001F85

Darker −20%#001352

Darker −30%#00071F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002BB8

Less saturated −25%#1737A1

Channel breakdown

G43

B184

Red0 (0%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue225.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B B8

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