Colour

#00497C

#00497C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#00497C is a blue with RGB values 0, 73, 124 and HSL 205°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#00497C#00497C

HEX#00497C

RGBrgb(0, 73, 124)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2863, 0.4863

RGB percentages0%, 28.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(204.7, 100%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 100%, 48.6%)

CMYK100%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,812

CSS custom property--colour: #00497C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#FFB683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F4C7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C427Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00555Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 35 Cornflower blue · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C3300

Analogous#007C71, #000B7C

Triadic#7C0049, #497C00

Split complementary#7C000B, #7C7100

Tetradic#71007C, #7C3300, #0B7C00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#49B4FF

Lighter +30%#169FFF

Lighter +20%#0085E2

Lighter +10%#0067AF

Darker −10%#002B49

Darker −20%#000D16

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00497C

Less saturated −25%#10466D

Channel breakdown

G73

B124

Red0 (0%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue204.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 49 · B 7C

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