Colour

#004A98

#004A98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004A98 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 152 and HSL 211°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#004A98

RGBrgb(0, 74, 152)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.5961

RGB percentages0%, 29%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(210.8, 100%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 100%, 59.6%)

CMYK100%, 51.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,096

CSS custom property--colour: #004A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#FFB567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#15529Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004696no 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 46 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3 Royal blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#984E00

Analogous#009698, #020098

Triadic#98004A, #4A9800

Split complementary#980200, #969800

Tetradic#980096, #984E00, #009802

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#65B0FF

Lighter +30%#3296FF

Lighter +20%#007CFE

Lighter +10%#0063CB

Darker −10%#003165

Darker −20%#001832

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004A98

Less saturated −25%#134B85

Channel breakdown

G74

B152

Red0 (0%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue210.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 98

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