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Colour

#0048FF

  • #0048FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0048FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 72, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0048FF#0048FF
HEX#0048FF
RGBrgb(0, 72, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2824, 1
RGB percentages0%, 28.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.1, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 71.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,687
CSS custom property--colour: #0048FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FFB700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.8Blue · ΔE 30.7Dark violet · ΔE 32.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.6Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB700
Analogous#00C8FF, #3700FF
Triadic#FF0048, #48FF00
Split complementary#FF3800, #C7FF00
Tetradic#FF00C8, #FFB700, #00FF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDAFF
Lighter +30%#99B6FF
Lighter +20%#6691FF
Lighter +10%#336DFF
Darker −10%#003ACC
Darker −20%#002B99
Darker −30%#001D66
Darker −40%#000E33
More saturated +25%#0048FF
Less saturated −25%#2056DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G72
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 48 · B FF

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