Colour

#002CD3

#002CD3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#002CD3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 211 and HSL 227°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002CD3#002CD3

HEX#002CD3

RGBrgb(0, 44, 211)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.8275

RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(227.5, 100%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 100%, 82.7%)

CMYK100%, 79.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,475

CSS custom property--colour: #002CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#FFD32C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003ED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark blue · ΔE 23.5 Navy · ΔE 28.1 Dark violet · ΔE 28.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3A700

Analogous#0096D3, #3D00D3

Triadic#D3002C, #2CD300

Split complementary#D33E00, #95D300

Tetradic#D30096, #D3A700, #00D33E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0B4FF

Lighter +30%#6D8BFF

Lighter +20%#3A63FF

Lighter +10%#073BFF

Darker −10%#0021A0

Darker −20%#00176D

Darker −30%#000C3A

Darker −40%#000107

More saturated +25%#002CD3

Less saturated −25%#1A3BB9

Channel breakdown

G44

B211

Red0 (0%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue227.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B D3

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Colour values

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