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Colour

#004BBE

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

#004BBE is a blue with RGB values 0, 75, 190 and HSL 216°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004BBE#004BBE
HEX#004BBE
RGBrgb(0, 75, 190)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2941, 0.7451
RGB percentages0%, 29.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(216.3, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK100%, 60.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,390
CSS custom property--colour: #004BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#FFB441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#00697Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7300
Analogous#00AABE, #1400BE
Triadic#BE004B, #4BBE00
Split complementary#BE1400, #AABE00
Tetradic#BE00AA, #BE7300, #00BE14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BB9FF
Lighter +30%#589AFF
Lighter +20%#257BFF
Lighter +10%#005FF1
Darker −10%#00378B
Darker −20%#002358
Darker −30%#000F25
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004BBE
Less saturated −25%#1850A6

Channel breakdown

R0
G75
B190
Red0 (0%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue216.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4B · B BE

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