#00002E Color

#00002E is rgb(0, 0, 46) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), visibly different at ΔE 11.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00002E

HEX#00002E

RGBrgb(0, 0, 46)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 9%)

HSVhsv(240, 100%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(13.6% 0.094 264.1)

LABlab(1.50% 9.34 -27.24)

LCHlch(1.50% 28.79 288.92)

What #00002E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00002E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 11.88 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 13.22 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 15.05 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 16.18 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 18.72 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 19.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#00002E Channel Values

How #00002E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 0 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 100% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 100% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.2:1 vs white · 1.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00002E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00002E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00002E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #00002E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00002E.

How #00002E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00002E

Protanopia#00002E

Protanomaly#00002E

Deuteranopia#00002E

Deuteranomaly#00002E

Tritanopia#000B0B

Tritanomaly#00071E

Achromatopsia#060606

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Using #00002E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00002e: #00002E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00002E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00002e': '#00002E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.000, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_00002e">#00002E</color>

SVG fillfill="#00002E"

More Blue Colors

#00002E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000033 000024 000038 00001f 000042 fafaff 000047 f9fafb 000052 f8fafc 000057 f8f8ff 002395 0099ff 101047 1d2951 2b2bc5 374049 4f39f6 6495ed 7b7be5 9999cc bbbbf2 d7e1ee

#00002E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00002E?

#00002E is a darkest blue — rgb(0, 0, 46) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.88.

What is the RGB value of #00002E?

#00002E is rgb(0, 0, 46) — red 0, green 0, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00002E?

#00002E converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00002E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00002E scores 20.2:1 against white and 1.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00002E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00002E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 28.83, which is a different colour altogether.

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