What color is #002883?

#002883 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Naval Adventures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002883?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 131: 0 red, 40 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002883?

The complementary color is #835B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002883?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002883 color

#002883 rgb(0, 40, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002883 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 51.4% blue (0, 40, 131).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Naval Adventures (#072688), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#002883 color codes

HEX	`#002883`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 69%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, 27.5, -53.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 60.46, 297.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.854, 3.156, 21.822)`
Decimal	`10371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002883, 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 #002883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #002883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002883; }
.text { color: #002883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002883, #190083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #002883?: #002883 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Naval Adventures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002883?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 131: 0 red, 40 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002883?: The complementary color is #835B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002883?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.