Colour

#004D9C

#004D9C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004D9C is a blue with RGB values 0, 77, 156 and HSL 210°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004D9C#004D9C

HEX#004D9C

RGBrgb(0, 77, 156)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.302, 0.6118

RGB percentages0%, 30.2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK100%, 50.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,868

CSS custom property--colour: #004D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#FFB263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#19559Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00489Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7 Steel blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C4F00

Analogous#009B9C, #01009C

Triadic#9C004D, #4D9C00

Split complementary#9C0100, #9B9C00

Tetradic#9C009B, #9C4F00, #009C01

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#69B3FF

Lighter +30%#3699FF

Lighter +20%#037FFF

Lighter +10%#0066CF

Darker −10%#003469

Darker −20%#001B36

Darker −30%#000103

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004D9C

Less saturated −25%#144D89

Channel breakdown

G77

B156

Red0 (0%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue210.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4D · B 9C

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