Colour
#002DBF
- #002DBF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#002DBF is a blue with RGB values 0, 45, 191 and HSL 226°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#002DBF#002DBF
HEX#002DBF
RGBrgb(0, 45, 191)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1765, 0.749
RGB percentages0%, 17.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225.9, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK100%, 76.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711
CSS custom property--colour: #002DBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FFD240
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF9200
Analogous#008DBF, #3200BF
Triadic#BF002D, #2DBF00
Split complementary#BF3200, #8DBF00
Tetradic#BF008D, #BF9200, #00BF32
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G45
B191
Red0 (0%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2D · B BF
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