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Colour

#004AC2

  • #004AC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#004AC2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 194 and HSL 217°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004AC2#004AC2
HEX#004AC2
RGBrgb(0, 74, 194)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.7608
RGB percentages0%, 29%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(217.1, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK100%, 61.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,138
CSS custom property--colour: #004AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#FFB53D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27800
Analogous#00ABC2, #1700C2
Triadic#C2004A, #4AC200
Split complementary#C21700, #ABC200
Tetradic#C200AB, #C27800, #00C217

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FBAFF
Lighter +30%#5C9AFF
Lighter +20%#297BFF
Lighter +10%#005DF5
Darker −10%#00378F
Darker −20%#00235C
Darker −30%#001029
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004AC2
Less saturated −25%#1850AA

Channel breakdown

R0
G74
B194
Red0 (0%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue217.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B C2

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