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Recognised as Colour

#002EDE

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

#002EDE is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 222 and HSL 228°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002EDE#002EDE
HEX#002EDE
RGBrgb(0, 46, 222)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.8706
RGB percentages0%, 18%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(227.6, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK100%, 79.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,998
CSS custom property--colour: #002EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#FFD121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 27.7Dark violet · ΔE 28Blue · ΔE 29.2Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB000
Analogous#009DDE, #4100DE
Triadic#DE002E, #2EDE00
Split complementary#DE4100, #9DDE00
Tetradic#DE009D, #DEB000, #00DE41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABBCFF
Lighter +30%#7894FF
Lighter +20%#456CFF
Lighter +10%#1243FF
Darker −10%#0023AB
Darker −20%#001978
Darker −30%#000E45
Darker −40%#000412
More saturated +25%#002EDE
Less saturated −25%#1C3EC2

Channel breakdown

R0
G46
B222
Red0 (0%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue227.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B DE

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