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Recognised as Colour

#0049EC

  • #0049EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0049EC is a blue with RGB values 0, 73, 236 and HSL 221°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0049EC#0049EC
HEX#0049EC
RGBrgb(0, 73, 236)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2863, 0.9255
RGB percentages0%, 28.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(221.4, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK100%, 69.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,924
CSS custom property--colour: #0049EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#FFB613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052E9no 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 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Medium blue · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Dark blue · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 24.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA300
Analogous#00BFEC, #2D00EC
Triadic#EC0049, #49EC00
Split complementary#EC2D00, #BFEC00
Tetradic#EC00BF, #ECA300, #00EC2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9CFFF
Lighter +30%#86ABFF
Lighter +20%#5388FF
Lighter +10%#2065FF
Darker −10%#0039B9
Darker −20%#002986
Darker −30%#001A53
Darker −40%#000A20
More saturated +25%#0049EC
Less saturated −25%#1D54CF

Channel breakdown

R0
G73
B236
Red0 (0%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue221.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 49 · B EC

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