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Colour

#002EC4

  • #002EC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#002EC4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 196 and HSL 226°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002EC4#002EC4
HEX#002EC4
RGBrgb(0, 46, 196)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.7686
RGB percentages0%, 18%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(225.9, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK100%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972
CSS custom property--colour: #002EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FFD13B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 21.7Medium blue · ΔE 23.1Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Indigo · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49600
Analogous#0090C4, #3400C4
Triadic#C4002E, #2EC400
Split complementary#C43400, #90C400
Tetradic#C40090, #C49600, #00C434

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91ABFF
Lighter +30%#5E84FF
Lighter +20%#2B5DFF
Lighter +10%#003AF7
Darker −10%#002291
Darker −20%#00165E
Darker −30%#000A2B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002EC4
Less saturated −25%#183BAC

Channel breakdown

R0
G46
B196
Red0 (0%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue225.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B C4

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