What color is #002A6F?

#002A6F is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dark Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002A6F?

The RGB value is 0, 42, 111: 0 red, 42 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002A6F?

The complementary color is #6F4500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002A6F color

#002A6F rgb(0, 42, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002A6F is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.5% green and 43.5% blue (0, 42, 111).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sapphire (#082567), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#002A6F color codes

HEX	`#002A6F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 42, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 62%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.24, 17.51, -43.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.24, 46.81, 291.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.696, 2.803, 15.382)`
Decimal	`10863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002A6F, 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 #002A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #002A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002a6f; }
.text { color: #002a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 42 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002a6f, #0e006f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #002A6F?: #002A6F is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dark Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002A6F?: The RGB value is 0, 42, 111: 0 red, 42 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002A6F?: The complementary color is #6F4500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.