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Recognised as Colour

#004BB2

  • #004BB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#004BB2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 75, 178 and HSL 215°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004BB2#004BB2
HEX#004BB2
RGBrgb(0, 75, 178)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2941, 0.698
RGB percentages0%, 29.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(214.7, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK100%, 57.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,378
CSS custom property--colour: #004BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#FFB44D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26700
Analogous#00A4B2, #0E00B2
Triadic#B2004B, #4BB200
Split complementary#B20E00, #A4B200
Tetradic#B200A4, #B26700, #00B20E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FB5FF
Lighter +30%#4C97FF
Lighter +20%#197AFF
Lighter +10%#0060E5
Darker −10%#00367F
Darker −20%#00204C
Darker −30%#000B19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004BB2
Less saturated −25%#164F9C

Channel breakdown

R0
G75
B178
Red0 (0%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue214.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4B · B B2

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