Recognised as Colour
#002FB2
- #002FB2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#002FB2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 178 and HSL 224°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#002FB2#002FB2
HEX#002FB2
RGBrgb(0, 47, 178)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.698
RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(224.2, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK100%, 73.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,210
CSS custom property--colour: #002FB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FFD04D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B28300
Analogous#0088B2, #2A00B2
Triadic#B2002F, #2FB200
Split complementary#B22A00, #88B200
Tetradic#B20088, #B28300, #00B22A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G47
B178
Red0 (0%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue224.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B B2
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