Colour

#004DFB

#004DFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#004DFB is a blue with RGB values 0, 77, 251 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

#004DFB#004DFB

HEX#004DFB

RGBrgb(0, 77, 251)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.302, 0.9843

RGB percentages0%, 30.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(221.6, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK100%, 69.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer19,963

CSS custom property--colour: #004DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#FFB204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#007F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 24.5 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28 Dark violet · ΔE 33.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 34 Royal blue · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 24.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBAE00

Analogous#00CBFB, #3000FB

Triadic#FB004D, #4DFB00

Split complementary#FB3000, #CBFB00

Tetradic#FB00CB, #FBAE00, #00FB30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D9FF

Lighter +30%#95B6FF

Lighter +20%#6292FF

Lighter +10%#2F6FFF

Darker −10%#003DC8

Darker −20%#002E95

Darker −30%#001E62

Darker −40%#000E2F

More saturated +25%#004DFB

Less saturated −25%#1F59DC

Channel breakdown

G77

B251

Red0 (0%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue221.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4D · B FB

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