What color is #002BB8?

#002BB8 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002BB8?

The RGB value is 0, 43, 184: 0 red, 43 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002BB8?

The complementary color is #B88D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002BB8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002BB8 color

#002BB8 rgb(0, 43, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002BB8 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.9% green and 72.2% blue (0, 43, 184).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Splendour (#2425B9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#002BB8 color codes

HEX	`#002BB8`
RGB	`rgb(0, 43, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 100%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 77%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, 45.67, -75.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 88.07, 301.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.513, 5.187, 45.838)`
Decimal	`11192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002BB8, 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 #002BB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002BB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #002BB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002bb8; }
.text { color: #002bb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002bb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 43 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002bb8, #3100b8); }

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Questions

What color is #002BB8?: #002BB8 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002BB8?: The RGB value is 0, 43, 184: 0 red, 43 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002BB8?: The complementary color is #B88D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002BB8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.