Colour

#0048A2

#0048A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0048A2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 72, 162 and HSL 213°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0048A2#0048A2

HEX#0048A2

RGBrgb(0, 72, 162)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2824, 0.6353

RGB percentages0%, 28.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(213.3, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK100%, 55.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,594

CSS custom property--colour: #0048A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#FFB75D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A25A00

Analogous#0099A2, #0900A2

Triadic#A20048, #48A200

Split complementary#A20900, #99A200

Tetradic#A20099, #A25A00, #00A209

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6FAFFF

Lighter +30%#3C93FF

Lighter +20%#0976FF

Lighter +10%#005FD5

Darker −10%#00316F

Darker −20%#001B3C

Darker −30%#000409

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0048A2

Less saturated −25%#144A8E

Channel breakdown

G72

B162

Red0 (0%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 48 · B A2

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Colour values

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