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Colour

#004DE9

  • #004DE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#004DE9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 77, 233 and HSL 220°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#004DE9#004DE9
HEX#004DE9
RGBrgb(0, 77, 233)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.302, 0.9137
RGB percentages0%, 30.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(220.2, 100%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 100%, 91.4%)
CMYK100%, 67%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,945
CSS custom property--colour: #004DE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FFB216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Blue violet · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 29.9Medium blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E99C00
Analogous#00C1E9, #2800E9
Triadic#E9004D, #4DE900
Split complementary#E92800, #C1E900
Tetradic#E900C1, #E99C00, #00E928

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6CEFF
Lighter +30%#83ACFF
Lighter +20%#508AFF
Lighter +10%#1D68FF
Darker −10%#003CB6
Darker −20%#002B83
Darker −30%#001A50
Darker −40%#000A1D
More saturated +25%#004DE9
Less saturated −25%#1D57CC

Channel breakdown

R0
G77
B233
Red0 (0%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4D · B E9

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