Recognised as Colour

#002E4C

#002E4C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#002E4C is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 76 and HSL 204°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#002E4C#002E4C

HEX#002E4C

RGBrgb(0, 46, 76)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.298

RGB percentages0%, 18%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(203.7, 100%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 100%, 29.8%)

CMYK100%, 39.5%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,852

CSS custom property--colour: #002E4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.05:1

Contrast with white14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#FFD1B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F2F4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#14294Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#003539no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Black · ΔE 28.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34.9 Steel blue · ΔE 36.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.2 Slate grey · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C1E00

Analogous#004C44, #00084C

Triadic#4C002E, #2E4C00

Split complementary#4C0008, #4C4400

Tetradic#44004C, #4C1E00, #084C00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#19A4FF

Lighter +30%#008BE5

Lighter +20%#006CB2

Lighter +10%#004D7F

Darker −10%#000F19

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002E4C

Less saturated −25%#0A2C42

Channel breakdown

G46

B76

Red0 (0%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue203.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B 4C

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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