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Recognised as Colour

#002FCD

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

#002FCD is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 205 and HSL 226°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002FCD#002FCD
HEX#002FCD
RGBrgb(0, 47, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(226.2, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 77.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237
CSS custom property--colour: #002FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FFD032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00607Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Navy · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9E00
Analogous#0095CD, #3700CD
Triadic#CD002F, #2FCD00
Split complementary#CD3800, #96CD00
Tetradic#CD0096, #CD9E00, #00CD38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AB1FF
Lighter +30%#678AFF
Lighter +20%#3463FF
Lighter +10%#013BFF
Darker −10%#00239A
Darker −20%#001867
Darker −30%#000C34
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#002FCD
Less saturated −25%#1A3DB3

Channel breakdown

R0
G47
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue226.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B CD

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