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Recognised as Colour

#002CC8

  • #002CC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#002CC8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 200 and HSL 227°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002CC8#002CC8
HEX#002CC8
RGBrgb(0, 44, 200)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.7843
RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(226.8, 100%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 100%, 78.4%)
CMYK100%, 78%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,464
CSS custom property--colour: #002CC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FFD337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Medium blue · ΔE 19.9Navy · ΔE 23.5Blue violet · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3Indigo · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89C00
Analogous#0090C8, #3800C8
Triadic#C8002C, #2CC800
Split complementary#C83800, #90C800
Tetradic#C80090, #C89C00, #00C838

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95ACFF
Lighter +30%#6285FF
Lighter +20%#2F5DFF
Lighter +10%#0037FB
Darker −10%#002195
Darker −20%#001662
Darker −30%#000A2F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002CC8
Less saturated −25%#193AAF

Channel breakdown

R0
G44
B200
Red0 (0%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue226.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B C8

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