Colour

#004CB7

#004CB7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#004CB7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 76, 183 and HSL 215°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004CB7#004CB7

HEX#004CB7

RGBrgb(0, 76, 183)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.298, 0.7176

RGB percentages0%, 29.8%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(215.1, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK100%, 58.5%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,639

CSS custom property--colour: #004CB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1

Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#FFB348

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00687Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.3 Slate blue · ΔE 16.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B76B00

Analogous#00A8B7, #0F00B7

Triadic#B7004C, #4CB700

Split complementary#B70F00, #A8B700

Tetradic#B700A8, #B76B00, #00B70F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#84B7FF

Lighter +30%#5199FF

Lighter +20%#1E7BFF

Lighter +10%#0061EA

Darker −10%#003784

Darker −20%#002251

Darker −30%#000C1E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004CB7

Less saturated −25%#1750A0

Channel breakdown

G76

B183

Red0 (0%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue215.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4C · B B7

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Colour values

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