Congress Blue is a medium dark bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Congress Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Congress Blue is #02478E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Congress Blue has 1%% Red, 28% Green, and 56% Blue.
Congress Blue has 210° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 56% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Congress Blue has 210° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 28% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Congress Blue has 99% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow, and 44% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#02478E |
|
RGB |
(2, 71, 142) |
(1%, 28%, 56%) |
HSV |
(210°, 99, 56) |
(58%, 99%, 56%) |
HSL |
(210°, 98, 28) |
(58%, 98%, 28%) |
CMYK |
(99, 50, 0, 44) |
(99%, 50%, 0%, 44%) |
The natural luminance of Congress Blue is 6%, which is low.
Congress Blue has a higher contrast with white than black.
Congress Blue and black have a 2.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Congress Blue and white have a 9.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
6% |
insufficient (2.3) |
AAA (9.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Congress Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 37% Blue, 18% Cyan, 44% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
37%
Cyan
18%
Magenta
0%
Black
44%
White
1%
To mix Congress Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 36% Cyan, 18% Magenta, 44% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Cyan
36%
Magenta
18%
Yellow
0%
Black
44%
White
1%
Colors similar to Congress Blue are: Medium Electric Blue, Dark Cerulean, Yale Blue, Smalt, and Deep Sea Blue. Dark Cerulean is paler than Congress Blue. Yale Blue is paler than Congress Blue. Smalt is more blue than Congress Blue. Deep Sea Blue is more cyan than Congress Blue.