What color is #002277?

#002277 is a dark, vivid blue known as Long-Haul Flight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Long-Haul Flight?

The RGB value is 0, 34, 119: 0 red, 34 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Long-Haul Flight?

The complementary color is #775500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Long-Haul Flight color: hex code #002277

#002277 rgb(0, 34, 119)

Shades of blue

Long-Haul Flight has the hex code #002277. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.3% green and 46.7% blue (0, 34, 119).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

Long-Haul Flight (#002277) color codes

HEX	`#002277`
RGB	`rgb(0, 34, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 71%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.81, 26.74, -50.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.81, 57.51, 297.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.901, 2.475, 17.721)`
Decimal	`8823`
Short hex	`#027`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Long-Haul Flight, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #002277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #002277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002277; }
.text { color: #002277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 34 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002277, #1a0077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #002277 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #002277?: #002277 is a dark, vivid blue known as Long-Haul Flight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Long-Haul Flight?: The RGB value is 0, 34, 119: 0 red, 34 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Long-Haul Flight?: The complementary color is #775500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.