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Recognised as Colour

#002EDF

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

#002EDF is a blue with RGB values 0, 46, 223 and HSL 228°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002EDF#002EDF
HEX#002EDF
RGBrgb(0, 46, 223)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1804, 0.8745
RGB percentages0%, 18%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(227.6, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK100%, 79.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,999
CSS custom property--colour: #002EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#FFD120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 28Dark blue · ΔE 28.1Blue · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB100
Analogous#009DDF, #4100DF
Triadic#DF002E, #2EDF00
Split complementary#DF4200, #9DDF00
Tetradic#DF009E, #DFB100, #00DF42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACBDFF
Lighter +30%#7995FF
Lighter +20%#466CFF
Lighter +10%#1344FF
Darker −10%#0023AC
Darker −20%#001979
Darker −30%#000E46
Darker −40%#000413
More saturated +25%#002EDF
Less saturated −25%#1C3EC3

Channel breakdown

R0
G46
B223
Red0 (0%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue227.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2E · B DF

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