Recognised as Colour
#002CBD
- #002CBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#002CBD is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 189 and HSL 226°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#002CBD#002CBD
HEX#002CBD
RGBrgb(0, 44, 189)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.7412
RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(226, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,453
CSS custom property--colour: #002CBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#FFD342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD9100
Analogous#008BBD, #3300BD
Triadic#BD002C, #2CBD00
Split complementary#BD3200, #8BBD00
Tetradic#BD008A, #BD9100, #00BD32
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G44
B189
Red0 (0%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue226.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B BD
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