#002c8d

Color #002c8d

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#002c8d

RGB

rgb(0, 44, 141)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(22.74, 28.82, -56.67)

LCH

lch(22.74, 63.58, 296.96)

OKLCH

oklch(34.5%, 0.1659, 262.49)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 0%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d6100

Analogous

#00728d

#002c8d

#1b008d

Triadic

#002c8d

#8d002c

#2c8d00

Split-complementary

#002c8d

#8d1b00

#728d00

Tetradic

#002c8d

#61008d

#8d6100

#2c8d00

Square

#002c8d

#8d0072

#8d6100

#008d1b

Shades

Color #002c8d mixed toward black.

#002575

#001d5e

#001646

#000f2f

#000717

Tints

Color #002c8d mixed toward white.

#003fca

#0956ff

#4680ff

#84aaff

#c1d5ff

Tones

Color #002c8d mixed toward gray.

#0c3081

#173575

#23396a

#2f3e5e

#3b4252

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b7e · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#19157a · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#04706d · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 26.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #002c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#002c8d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#002c8d (#002c8d) is rgb(0, 44, 141) in RGB.

No, #002c8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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