Colour

#004AC6

#004AC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#004AC6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 198 and HSL 218°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004AC6#004AC6

HEX#004AC6

RGBrgb(0, 74, 198)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.7765

RGB percentages0%, 29%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(217.6, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK100%, 62.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,142

CSS custom property--colour: #004AC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#FFB539

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.5 Slate blue · ΔE 15.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C67C00

Analogous#00ADC6, #1900C6

Triadic#C6004A, #4AC600

Split complementary#C61900, #ADC600

Tetradic#C600AD, #C67C00, #00C619

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#93BBFF

Lighter +30%#609BFF

Lighter +20%#2D7BFF

Lighter +10%#005DF9

Darker −10%#003793

Darker −20%#002460

Darker −30%#00112D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004AC6

Less saturated −25%#1950AD

Channel breakdown

G74

B198

Red0 (0%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue217.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B C6

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