Colour

#004A99

#004A99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004A99 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 153 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

#004A99#004A99

HEX#004A99

RGBrgb(0, 74, 153)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.6

RGB percentages0%, 29%, 60%

HSLhsl(211, 100%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211, 100%, 60%)

CMYK100%, 51.6%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,097

CSS custom property--colour: #004A99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#FFB566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#14539Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#004697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 25 Royal blue · ΔE 26.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#994F00

Analogous#009699, #020099

Triadic#99004A, #4A9900

Split complementary#990300, #969900

Tetradic#990097, #994F00, #009903

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#66B0FF

Lighter +30%#3396FF

Lighter +20%#007BFF

Lighter +10%#0063CC

Darker −10%#003166

Darker −20%#001933

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004A99

Less saturated −25%#134B86

Channel breakdown

G74

B153

Red0 (0%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue210.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 99

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