#002E57 Color

#002E57 is rgb(0, 46, 87) in RGB, hsl(208, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 47%, 0%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Prussian Blue (#003153), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#002E57

HEX#002E57

RGBrgb(0, 46, 87)

HSLhsl(208, 100%, 17%)

HSVhsv(208, 100%, 34%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 47%, 0%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(29.8% 0.087 251.2)

LABlab(18.08% -0.60 -29.41)

LCHlch(18.08% 29.42 268.83)

What #002E57 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 #002E57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 5.35 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 6.43 Dark Midnight Blue#003366ΔE 6.66 Marine Blue#01386AΔE 6.87 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 7.08 Yale Blue#00356BΔE 8.65

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

#002E57 Channel Values

How #002E57 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 46 · B 87	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 208° · S 100% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 208° · S 100% · V 34%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 66%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.74:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #002E57 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 text13.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #002E57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #002E57; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #002E57

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

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How #002E57 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#002E57

Protanopia#2A2A57

Protanomaly#1F2B57

Deuteranopia#252557

Deuteranomaly#1B2957

Tritanopia#003535

Tritanomaly#003245

Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

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Using #002E57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-002e57: #002E57;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #002E57;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-002e57': '#002E57' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.180, blue: 0.341)

Android XML<color name="color_002e57">#002E57</color>

SVG fillfill="#002E57"

More Blue Colors

#002E57 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

003061 002395 003153 002387 003366 002147 003399 001c3d 0033cc 001c38 0033ff 0018a8 010b13 101828 1d44b9 2b506e 374f6b 4f5b66 657586 7ba4ef 9999eb bbcce2 dad6ff f5faff

#002E57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #002E57?

#002E57 is a darkest blue — rgb(0, 46, 87) in RGB and hsl(208, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #002E57?

#002E57 is rgb(0, 46, 87) — red 0, green 46, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #002E57?

#002E57 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 47%, 0%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #002E57 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #002E57 scores 13.74:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #002E57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #002E57 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 28.48, which is a different colour altogether.

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