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Recognised as Colour

#002CE1

  • #002CE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#002CE1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 225 and HSL 228°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002CE1#002CE1
HEX#002CE1
RGBrgb(0, 44, 225)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.8824
RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(228.3, 100%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 100%, 88.2%)
CMYK100%, 80.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,489
CSS custom property--colour: #002CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FFD31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Blue · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 29.4Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B500
Analogous#009DE1, #4400E1
Triadic#E1002C, #2CE100
Split complementary#E14400, #9DE100
Tetradic#E1009D, #E1B500, #00E144

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEBEFF
Lighter +30%#7B95FF
Lighter +20%#486CFF
Lighter +10%#1543FF
Darker −10%#0022AE
Darker −20%#00187B
Darker −30%#000E48
Darker −40%#000415
More saturated +25%#002CE1
Less saturated −25%#1C3DC5

Channel breakdown

R0
G44
B225
Red0 (0%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue228.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B E1

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