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Recognised as Colour

#004DFA

  • #004DFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#004DFA is a blue with RGB values 0, 77, 250 and HSL 222°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#004DFA#004DFA
HEX#004DFA
RGBrgb(0, 77, 250)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.302, 0.9804
RGB percentages0%, 30.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(221.5, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 100%, 98%)
CMYK100%, 69.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer19,962
CSS custom property--colour: #004DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#FFB205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 24.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6Dark violet · ΔE 33.6Dark orchid · ΔE 33.8Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 24.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAAD00
Analogous#00CAFA, #3000FA
Triadic#FA004D, #4DFA00
Split complementary#FA3000, #CAFA00
Tetradic#FA00CA, #FAAD00, #00FA30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D8FF
Lighter +30%#94B5FF
Lighter +20%#6192FF
Lighter +10%#2E6EFF
Darker −10%#003DC7
Darker −20%#002E94
Darker −30%#001E61
Darker −40%#000E2E
More saturated +25%#004DFA
Less saturated −25%#1F59DB

Channel breakdown

R0
G77
B250
Red0 (0%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue221.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4D · B FA

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