Colour

#004B98

#004B98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004B98 is a blue with RGB values 0, 75, 152 and HSL 210°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004B98#004B98

HEX#004B98

RGBrgb(0, 75, 152)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2941, 0.5961

RGB percentages0%, 29.4%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 100%, 59.6%)

CMYK100%, 50.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,352

CSS custom property--colour: #004B98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#FFB467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#19539Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#005E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 26 Royal blue · ΔE 27.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6 Steel blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#984D00

Analogous#009798, #010098

Triadic#98004B, #4B9800

Split complementary#980100, #979800

Tetradic#980097, #984D00, #009801

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#65B1FF

Lighter +30%#3297FF

Lighter +20%#007DFE

Lighter +10%#0064CB

Darker −10%#003265

Darker −20%#001932

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004B98

Less saturated −25%#134B85

Channel breakdown

G75

B152

Red0 (0%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue210.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4B · B 98

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