#002aed

Color #002aed

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#002aed

RGB

rgb(0, 42, 237)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 100%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 100%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 82.3%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(33.5, 63.36, -95.7)

LCH

lch(33.5, 114.77, 303.51)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.2787, 264.17)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 0%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edc300

Analogous

#00a0ed

#002aed

#4d00ed

Triadic

#002aed

#ed002a

#2aed00

Split-complementary

#002aed

#ed4d00

#a0ed00

Tetradic

#002aed

#c300ed

#edc300

#2aed00

Square

#002aed

#ed00a0

#edc300

#00ed4d

Shades

Color #002aed mixed toward black.

#0023c6

#001c9e

#001577

#000e4f

#000728

Tints

Color #002aed mixed toward white.

#1c44ff

#4969ff

#778fff

#a4b4ff

#d2daff

Tones

Color #002aed mixed toward gray.

#1437d9

#2843c6

#3b50b2

#4f5d9e

#636a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1ad2 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#1714cb · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#04bab4 · ΔE 53.4

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 32

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #002aed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#002aed]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#002aed (#002aed) is rgb(0, 42, 237) in RGB.

No, #002aed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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