Colour

#004AF8

#004AF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#004AF8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 74, 248 and HSL 222°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#004AF8#004AF8

HEX#004AF8

RGBrgb(0, 74, 248)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2902, 0.9725

RGB percentages0%, 29%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(222.1, 100%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 100%, 97.3%)

CMYK100%, 70.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,192

CSS custom property--colour: #004AF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#FFB507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 23.4 Blue violet · ΔE 25.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 32.9 Dark blue · ΔE 33.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 23.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8AE00

Analogous#00C6F8, #3200F8

Triadic#F8004A, #4AF800

Split complementary#F83200, #C6F800

Tetradic#F800C6, #F8AE00, #00F832

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5D6FF

Lighter +30%#92B3FF

Lighter +20%#5F8FFF

Lighter +10%#2C6BFF

Darker −10%#003BC5

Darker −20%#002C92

Darker −30%#001C5F

Darker −40%#000D2C

More saturated +25%#004AF8

Less saturated −25%#1F56D9

Channel breakdown

G74

B248

Red0 (0%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue222.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4A · B F8

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