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Colour

#002FCA

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

#002FCA is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 202 and HSL 226°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#002FCA#002FCA
HEX#002FCA
RGBrgb(0, 47, 202)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.7922
RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(226, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK100%, 76.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234
CSS custom property--colour: #002FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FFD035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.8Medium blue · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 23.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9B00
Analogous#0094CA, #3600CA
Triadic#CA002F, #2FCA00
Split complementary#CA3600, #94CA00
Tetradic#CA0094, #CA9B00, #00CA36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97AFFF
Lighter +30%#6488FF
Lighter +20%#3161FF
Lighter +10%#003BFD
Darker −10%#002397
Darker −20%#001764
Darker −30%#000B31
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002FCA
Less saturated −25%#193DB1

Channel breakdown

R0
G47
B202
Red0 (0%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue226.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B CA

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