Recognised as Colour
#002C9E
- #002C9E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#002C9E is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 158 and HSL 223°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#002C9E#002C9E
HEX#002C9E
RGBrgb(0, 44, 158)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.6196
RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(223.3, 100%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 100%, 62%)
CMYK100%, 72.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,422
CSS custom property--colour: #002C9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FFD361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E7200
Analogous#007B9E, #23009E
Triadic#9E002C, #2C9E00
Split complementary#9E2300, #7B9E00
Tetradic#9E007B, #9E7200, #009E23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G44
B158
Red0 (0%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue223.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B 9E
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