Colour

#004CD6

#004CD6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#004CD6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 76, 214 and HSL 219°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#004CD6

RGBrgb(0, 76, 214)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.298, 0.8392

RGB percentages0%, 29.8%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(218.7, 100%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 100%, 83.9%)

CMYK100%, 64.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,670

CSS custom property--colour: #004CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#FFB329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00718Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 19 Dark blue · ΔE 27.9 Navy · ΔE 29.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D68A00

Analogous#00B7D6, #1F00D6

Triadic#D6004C, #4CD600

Split complementary#D61F00, #B7D600

Tetradic#D600B7, #D68A00, #00D61F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3C4FF

Lighter +30%#70A3FF

Lighter +20%#3D82FF

Lighter +10%#0A61FF

Darker −10%#003AA3

Darker −20%#002870

Darker −30%#00163D

Darker −40%#00040A

More saturated +25%#004CD6

Less saturated −25%#1B54BB

Channel breakdown

G76

B214

Red0 (0%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue218.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4C · B D6

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