Colour
#002EA9
- #002EA9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#002EA9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 169 and HSL 224°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#002EA9#002EA9
HEX#002EA9
RGBrgb(0, 46, 169)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.6627
RGB percentages0%, 18%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(223.7, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK100%, 72.8%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,945
CSS custom property--colour: #002EA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#FFD156
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A97B00
Analogous#0083A9, #2600A9
Triadic#A9002E, #2EA900
Split complementary#A92600, #83A900
Tetradic#A90083, #A97B00, #00A926
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G46
B169
Red0 (0%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue223.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B A9
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