Colour

#002CA4

#002CA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Navy

#002CA4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 164 and HSL 224°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#002CA4#002CA4

HEX#002CA4

RGBrgb(0, 44, 164)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.6431

RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(223.9, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK100%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,428

CSS custom property--colour: #002CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#FFD35B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0043A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 15.7 Dark blue · ΔE 16.5 Indigo · ΔE 19.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A47800

Analogous#007EA4, #2600A4

Triadic#A4002C, #2CA400

Split complementary#A42600, #7EA400

Tetradic#A4007E, #A47800, #00A426

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7197FF

Lighter +30%#3E72FF

Lighter +20%#0B4CFF

Lighter +10%#003AD7

Darker −10%#001E71

Darker −20%#00113E

Darker −30%#00030B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002CA4

Less saturated −25%#143690

Channel breakdown

G44

B164

Red0 (0%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue223.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B A4

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