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Recognised as Colour

#004B85

  • #004B85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004B85 is a blue with RGB values 0, 75, 133 and HSL 206°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004B85#004B85
HEX#004B85
RGBrgb(0, 75, 133)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2941, 0.5216
RGB percentages0%, 29.4%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(206.2, 100%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 100%, 52.2%)
CMYK100%, 43.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,333
CSS custom property--colour: #004B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFB47A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4F87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#144484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.2Midnight blue · ΔE 33.9Slate grey · ΔE 35.4Light slate grey · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#853A00
Analogous#00857C, #000985
Triadic#85004B, #4B8500
Split complementary#850008, #857C00
Tetradic#7D0085, #853A00, #098500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#52B4FF
Lighter +30%#1F9DFF
Lighter +20%#0085EB
Lighter +10%#0068B8
Darker −10%#002E52
Darker −20%#00111F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004B85
Less saturated −25%#114974

Channel breakdown

R0
G75
B133
Red0 (0%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue206.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4B · B 85

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