Colour

#004CF2

#004CF2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#004CF2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 76, 242 and HSL 221°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#004CF2#004CF2

HEX#004CF2

RGBrgb(0, 76, 242)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.298, 0.949

RGB percentages0%, 29.8%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(221.2, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK100%, 68.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,698

CSS custom property--colour: #004CF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#FFB30D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 25 Medium blue · ΔE 26.2 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 30.6 Slate blue · ΔE 31.3 Dark blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 25.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2A600

Analogous#00C5F2, #2D00F2

Triadic#F2004C, #4CF200

Split complementary#F22D00, #C5F200

Tetradic#F200C5, #F2A600, #00F22D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFD3FF

Lighter +30%#8CB0FF

Lighter +20%#598DFF

Lighter +10%#266AFF

Darker −10%#003CBF

Darker −20%#002C8C

Darker −30%#001C59

Darker −40%#000C26

More saturated +25%#004CF2

Less saturated −25%#1E57D4

Channel breakdown

G76

B242

Red0 (0%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue221.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4C · B F2

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Colour values

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