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Recognised as Colour

#002FFF

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

#002FFF is a blue with RGB values 0, 47, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#002FFF#002FFF
HEX#002FFF
RGBrgb(0, 47, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1843, 1
RGB percentages0%, 18.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(228.9, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 81.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,287
CSS custom property--colour: #002FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#FFD000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00749Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Blue · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 27Dark violet · ΔE 32.2Dark orchid · ΔE 41.4Dark blue · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD000
Analogous#00AEFF, #5100FF
Triadic#FF002F, #2FFF00
Split complementary#FF5100, #AFFF00
Tetradic#FF00AE, #FFD000, #00FF50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD5FF
Lighter +30%#99ACFF
Lighter +20%#6682FF
Lighter +10%#3359FF
Darker −10%#0026CC
Darker −20%#001C99
Darker −30%#001366
Darker −40%#000933
More saturated +25%#002FFF
Less saturated −25%#2043DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G47
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2F · B FF

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