Recognised as Colour

#002BCF

#002BCF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#002BCF is a blue with RGB values 0, 43, 207 and HSL 228°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002BCF#002BCF

HEX#002BCF

RGBrgb(0, 43, 207)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.8118

RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(227.5, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK100%, 79.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,215

CSS custom property--colour: #002BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#FFD430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.3 Dark blue · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 22.5 Navy · ΔE 26.6 Dark violet · ΔE 28.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFA400

Analogous#0092CF, #3D00CF

Triadic#CF002B, #2BCF00

Split complementary#CF3D00, #92CF00

Tetradic#CF0092, #CFA400, #00CF3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9CB1FF

Lighter +30%#6988FF

Lighter +20%#3660FF

Lighter +10%#0337FF

Darker −10%#00209C

Darker −20%#001669

Darker −30%#000B36

Darker −40%#000103

More saturated +25%#002BCF

Less saturated −25%#1A3AB5

Channel breakdown

G43

B207

Red0 (0%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue227.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B CF

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