Colour

#0048F4

#0048F4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0048F4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 72, 244 and HSL 222°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0048F4#0048F4

HEX#0048F4

RGBrgb(0, 72, 244)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2824, 0.9569

RGB percentages0%, 28.2%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(222.3, 100%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 100%, 95.7%)

CMYK100%, 70.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,676

CSS custom property--colour: #0048F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#FFB70B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Dark blue · ΔE 32.4 Dark violet · ΔE 32.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 23.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4AC00

Analogous#00C2F4, #3200F4

Triadic#F40048, #48F400

Split complementary#F43200, #C2F400

Tetradic#F400C2, #F4AC00, #00F432

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1D3FF

Lighter +30%#8EAFFF

Lighter +20%#5B8BFF

Lighter +10%#2867FF

Darker −10%#0039C1

Darker −20%#002A8E

Darker −30%#001B5B

Darker −40%#000C28

More saturated +25%#0048F4

Less saturated −25%#1F54D6

Channel breakdown

G72

B244

Red0 (0%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue222.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 48 · B F4

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Colour values

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