Colour

#0048EB

#0048EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0048EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 72, 235 and HSL 222°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0048EB#0048EB

HEX#0048EB

RGBrgb(0, 72, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2824, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 28.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(221.6, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 69.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,667

CSS custom property--colour: #0048EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#FFB714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Medium blue · ΔE 25.6 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Dark blue · ΔE 29.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30 Slate blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 24.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBA300

Analogous#00BDEB, #2E00EB

Triadic#EB0048, #48EB00

Split complementary#EB2E00, #BDEB00

Tetradic#EB00BD, #EBA300, #00EB2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8CEFF

Lighter +30%#85AAFF

Lighter +20%#5287FF

Lighter +10%#1F64FF

Darker −10%#0038B8

Darker −20%#002985

Darker −30%#001952

Darker −40%#00091F

More saturated +25%#0048EB

Less saturated −25%#1D53CE

Channel breakdown

G72

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue221.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 48 · B EB

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