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Colour

#004A96

  • #004A96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004A96 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 150 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

#004A96#004A96
HEX#004A96
RGBrgb(0, 74, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 29%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 50.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,094
CSS custom property--colour: #004A96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 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#404040
Inverted#FFB569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#195299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#005D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 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 15.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#964C00
Analogous#009596, #010096
Triadic#96004A, #4A9600
Split complementary#960100, #959600
Tetradic#960095, #964C00, #009601

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63B0FF
Lighter +30%#3096FF
Lighter +20%#007CFC
Lighter +10%#0063C9
Darker −10%#003163
Darker −20%#001830
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004A96
Less saturated −25%#134A83

Channel breakdown

R0
G74
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue210.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 96

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