What color is #002894?

#002894 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002894?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 148: 0 red, 40 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002894?

The complementary color is #946C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002894?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002894 color

#002894 rgb(0, 40, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002894 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 58% blue (0, 40, 148).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Deepsea Kraken (#082599), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#002894 color codes

HEX	`#002894`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.5, 34.28, -61.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.5, 70.33, 299.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.102, 3.655, 28.395)`
Decimal	`10388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002894, 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 #002894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #002894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002894; }
.text { color: #002894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002894, #220094); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #002894?: #002894 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002894?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 148: 0 red, 40 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002894?: The complementary color is #946C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002894?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.