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Recognised as Colour

#004A94

  • #004A94
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004A94 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 148 and HSL 210°, 100%, 29%. 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

#004A94#004A94
HEX#004A94
RGBrgb(0, 74, 148)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.5804
RGB percentages0%, 29%, 58%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 100%, 58%)
CMYK100%, 50%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,092
CSS custom property--colour: #004A94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#FFB56B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C5197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#944A00
Analogous#009494, #000094
Triadic#94004A, #4A9400
Split complementary#940000, #949400
Tetradic#940094, #944A00, #009400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#61B0FF
Lighter +30%#2E97FF
Lighter +20%#007DFA
Lighter +10%#0064C7
Darker −10%#003161
Darker −20%#00172E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004A94
Less saturated −25%#134A82

Channel breakdown

R0
G74
B148
Red0 (0%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 94

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