#002CA8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Navy.

About #002CA8

When working with digital screens, the color #002CA8 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Navy. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 44, 168).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 100% C, 74% M, 0% Y, and 34% K. The HSL representation is 224.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#002CA8
RGB0, 44, 168
HSL224.3°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK100%, 74%, 0%, 34%
HSV224.3°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB25.6, 39.3, -68.4
XYZ8.0, 4.6, 37.5
Decimal11432

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.91:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #002CA8; }
.text-color { color: #002CA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #002CA8; }

Similar Colors

Navy
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