Colour

#0049EB

#0049EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0049EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 73, 235 and HSL 221°, 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

#0049EB#0049EB

HEX#0049EB

RGBrgb(0, 73, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2863, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 28.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(221.4, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 68.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,923

CSS custom property--colour: #0049EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#FFB614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2 Medium blue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8 Dark blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 24.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBA200

Analogous#00BFEB, #2C00EB

Triadic#EB0049, #49EB00

Split complementary#EB2C00, #BFEB00

Tetradic#EB00BF, #EBA200, #00EB2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8CEFF

Lighter +30%#85ABFF

Lighter +20%#5288FF

Lighter +10%#1F65FF

Darker −10%#0039B8

Darker −20%#002985

Darker −30%#001952

Darker −40%#000A1F

More saturated +25%#0049EB

Less saturated −25%#1D54CE

Channel breakdown

G73

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue221.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 49 · B EB

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