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Recognised as Colour

#002FBD

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

#002FBD is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 189 and HSL 225°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002FBD#002FBD
HEX#002FBD
RGBrgb(0, 47, 189)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.7412
RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(225.1, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 75.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,221
CSS custom property--colour: #002FBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FFD042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.6Navy · ΔE 19.5Indigo · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Medium blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8E00
Analogous#008EBD, #2F00BD
Triadic#BD002F, #2FBD00
Split complementary#BD2F00, #8EBD00
Tetradic#BD008E, #BD8E00, #00BD2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AA7FF
Lighter +30%#5781FF
Lighter +20%#245AFF
Lighter +10%#003CF0
Darker −10%#00228A
Darker −20%#001657
Darker −30%#000924
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002FBD
Less saturated −25%#183BA5

Channel breakdown

R0
G47
B189
Red0 (0%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue225.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B BD

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