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Colour

#002EC6

  • #002EC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#002EC6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 198 and HSL 226°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002EC6#002EC6
HEX#002EC6
RGBrgb(0, 46, 198)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.7765
RGB percentages0%, 18%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(226.1, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK100%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,974
CSS custom property--colour: #002EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FFD139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.6Medium blue · ΔE 22.2Navy · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28Indigo · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69800
Analogous#0091C6, #3500C6
Triadic#C6002E, #2EC600
Split complementary#C63500, #91C600
Tetradic#C60091, #C69800, #00C635

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93ACFF
Lighter +30%#6085FF
Lighter +20%#2D5EFF
Lighter +10%#003AF9
Darker −10%#002293
Darker −20%#001660
Darker −30%#000A2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002EC6
Less saturated −25%#193BAD

Channel breakdown

R0
G46
B198
Red0 (0%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue226.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B C6

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