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Recognised as Colour

#002CFA

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

#002CFA is a blue with RGB values 0, 44, 250 and HSL 229°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002CFA#002CFA
HEX#002CFA
RGBrgb(0, 44, 250)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1725, 0.9804
RGB percentages0%, 17.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 100%, 98%)
CMYK100%, 82.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,514
CSS custom property--colour: #002CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#FFD305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Blue · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.2Dark violet · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 40.6Dark blue · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACE00
Analogous#00A9FA, #5100FA
Triadic#FA002C, #2CFA00
Split complementary#FA5100, #A9FA00
Tetradic#FA00A9, #FACE00, #00FA51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D1FF
Lighter +30%#94A7FF
Lighter +20%#617DFF
Lighter +10%#2E53FF
Darker −10%#0023C7
Darker −20%#001A94
Darker −30%#001161
Darker −40%#00082E
More saturated +25%#002CFA
Less saturated −25%#1F40DB

Channel breakdown

R0
G44
B250
Red0 (0%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2C · B FA

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