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Colour

#004AC0

  • #004AC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#004AC0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 192 and HSL 217°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004AC0#004AC0
HEX#004AC0
RGBrgb(0, 74, 192)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.7529
RGB percentages0%, 29%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(216.9, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK100%, 61.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,136
CSS custom property--colour: #004AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#FFB53F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#00697Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.8Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C07600
Analogous#00AAC0, #1600C0
Triadic#C0004A, #4AC000
Split complementary#C01600, #AAC000
Tetradic#C000AA, #C07600, #00C016

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DB9FF
Lighter +30%#5A9AFF
Lighter +20%#277AFF
Lighter +10%#005EF3
Darker −10%#00368D
Darker −20%#00235A
Darker −30%#000F27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004AC0
Less saturated −25%#184FA8

Channel breakdown

R0
G74
B192
Red0 (0%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue216.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B C0

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