Recognised as Colour

#004A9F

#004A9F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004A9F is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 159 and HSL 212°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004A9F#004A9F

HEX#004A9F

RGBrgb(0, 74, 159)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.6235

RGB percentages0%, 29%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK100%, 53.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,103

CSS custom property--colour: #004A9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#FFB560

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0354A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#00479Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F5500

Analogous#00999F, #06009F

Triadic#9F004A, #4A9F00

Split complementary#9F0600, #999F00

Tetradic#9F0099, #9F5500, #009F06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6CB0FF

Lighter +30%#3995FF

Lighter +20%#067AFF

Lighter +10%#0062D2

Darker −10%#00326C

Darker −20%#001B39

Darker −30%#000306

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004A9F

Less saturated −25%#144B8B

Channel breakdown

G74

B159

Red0 (0%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue212.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B 9F

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