Colour

#004AA8

#004AA8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004AA8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 168 and HSL 214°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004AA8#004AA8

HEX#004AA8

RGBrgb(0, 74, 168)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.6588

RGB percentages0%, 29%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(213.6, 100%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 100%, 65.9%)

CMYK100%, 56%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,112

CSS custom property--colour: #004AA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#FFB557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Royal blue · ΔE 18.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A85E00

Analogous#009EA8, #0A00A8

Triadic#A8004A, #4AA800

Split complementary#A80A00, #9EA800

Tetradic#A8009E, #A85E00, #00A80A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#75B2FF

Lighter +30%#4295FF

Lighter +20%#0F79FF

Lighter +10%#0060DB

Darker −10%#003475

Darker −20%#001D42

Darker −30%#00070F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004AA8

Less saturated −25%#154D93

Channel breakdown

G74

B168

Red0 (0%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue213.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B A8

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