#002c9b

Color #002c9b

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 15.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#002c9b

RGB

rgb(0, 44, 155)

HSL

hsl(223, 100%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223, 100%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 71.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(24.22, 34.38, -62.87)

LCH

lch(24.22, 71.66, 298.67)

OKLCH

oklch(36%, 0.1838, 263.13)

HWB

hwb(223, 0%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b6f00

Analogous

#00799b

#002c9b

#22009b

Triadic

#002c9b

#9b002c

#2c9b00

Split-complementary

#002c9b

#9b2200

#799b00

Tetradic

#002c9b

#6f009b

#9b6f00

#2c9b00

Square

#002c9b

#9b0079

#9b6f00

#009b22

Shades

Color #002c9b mixed toward black.

#002581

#001d67

#00164e

#000f34

#00071a

Tints

Color #002c9b mixed toward white.

#003dd6

#1255ff

#4e80ff

#89aaff

#c4d5ff

Tones

Color #002c9b mixed toward gray.

#0d328e

#1a3781

#273d74

#344267

#41485a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.83:1

White text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b8a · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#191586 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#047b77 · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #002c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#002c9b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#002c9b (#002c9b) is rgb(0, 44, 155) in RGB.

No, #002c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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