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Colour

#002DDD

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

#002DDD is a blue with RGB values 0, 45, 221 and HSL 228°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002DDD#002DDD
HEX#002DDD
RGBrgb(0, 45, 221)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1765, 0.8667
RGB percentages0%, 17.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(227.8, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK100%, 79.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,741
CSS custom property--colour: #002DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FFD222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Dark blue · ΔE 27.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.9Blue · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB000
Analogous#009BDD, #4200DD
Triadic#DD002D, #2DDD00
Split complementary#DD4200, #9BDD00
Tetradic#DD009B, #DDB000, #00DD41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AABBFF
Lighter +30%#7793FF
Lighter +20%#446AFF
Lighter +10%#1141FF
Darker −10%#0023AA
Darker −20%#001877
Darker −30%#000E44
Darker −40%#000311
More saturated +25%#002DDD
Less saturated −25%#1C3DC1

Channel breakdown

R0
G45
B221
Red0 (0%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue227.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2D · B DD

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