Cool Black (#002E63)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 13.37:1 — vs black: 1.57:1

Color values

  • HEX #002E63
  • RGB rgb(0, 46, 99)
  • HSL hsl(212, 100%, 38%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 53.54, 0, 61.18 )
  • Websafe #003366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #002E63 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cool Black
#002E63 Base
#633500
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cool Black
#002E63 Base
#006063
#030063
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cool Black
#002E63 Base
#63002E
#2E6300
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cool Black
#002E63 Base
#630300
#606300
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cool Black
#002E63 Base
#630060
#633500
#006303
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cool Black
#002E63 Base
#000C1A
#001B3A
#00418C
#0052B0
#0075FC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cool Black, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#000C1A
#001328
#001937
#002046
#002754
Cool Black #002E63 Base
#0052B0
#0076FD
#4B9FFF
#98C8FF
#E6F1FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #002E63. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #002E63;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #002E63;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #002E63;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #002E63,
        #C66A00
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #002E63,
        #C66A00
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cool-black: #002E63;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cool-black-r: 0;
$cool-black-g: 46;
$cool-black-b: 99;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cool-black;
    color: rgba($cool-black-r, $cool-black-g, $cool-black-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cool Black appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #002E63 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #262663 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #2B2B63 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #003838 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #2F2F2F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cool Black ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cool Black #002E63 Base
Dark Midnight Blue #003366 ΔE 1.81
Prussian Blue #003153 ΔE 4.35
Royal Blue #002366 ΔE 4.58
Catalina Blue #062A78 ΔE 4.81

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.