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Colour

#00499A

  • #00499A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#00499A is a blue with RGB values 0, 73, 154 and HSL 212°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#00499A#00499A
HEX#00499A
RGBrgb(0, 73, 154)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2863, 0.6039
RGB percentages0%, 28.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(211.6, 100%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 100%, 60.4%)
CMYK100%, 52.6%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,842
CSS custom property--colour: #00499A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFB665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D529Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004598no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Midnight blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 27Rebecca purple · ΔE 29Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A5100
Analogous#00969A, #04009A
Triadic#9A0049, #499A00
Split complementary#9A0400, #969A00
Tetradic#9A0096, #9A5100, #009A04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#67AFFF
Lighter +30%#3494FF
Lighter +20%#0179FF
Lighter +10%#0061CD
Darker −10%#003167
Darker −20%#001934
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00499A
Less saturated −25%#134A87

Channel breakdown

R0
G73
B154
Red0 (0%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue211.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 49 · B 9A

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