Colour

#004C9C

#004C9C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004C9C is a blue with RGB values 0, 76, 156 and HSL 211°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004C9C#004C9C

HEX#004C9C

RGBrgb(0, 76, 156)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.298, 0.6118

RGB percentages0%, 29.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(210.8, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK100%, 51.3%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,612

CSS custom property--colour: #004C9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#FFB363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#16559Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#00489Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00606Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6 Royal blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C5000

Analogous#009A9C, #02009C

Triadic#9C004C, #4C9C00

Split complementary#9C0200, #9A9C00

Tetradic#9C009A, #9C5000, #009C02

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#69B2FF

Lighter +30%#3698FF

Lighter +20%#037EFF

Lighter +10%#0065CF

Darker −10%#003369

Darker −20%#001A36

Darker −30%#000103

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004C9C

Less saturated −25%#144D89

Channel breakdown

G76

B156

Red0 (0%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue210.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4C · B 9C

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