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Colour

#004EAE

  • #004EAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004EAE is a blue with RGB values 0, 78, 174 and HSL 213°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004EAE#004EAE
HEX#004EAE
RGBrgb(0, 78, 174)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3059, 0.6824
RGB percentages0%, 30.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(213.1, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,142
CSS custom property--colour: #004EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#FFB151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 20Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE6000
Analogous#00A5AE, #0900AE
Triadic#AE004E, #4EAE00
Split complementary#AE0900, #A5AE00
Tetradic#AE00A5, #AE6000, #00AE09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7BB6FF
Lighter +30%#489AFF
Lighter +20%#157EFF
Lighter +10%#0065E1
Darker −10%#00377B
Darker −20%#002048
Darker −30%#000915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EAE
Less saturated −25%#165098

Channel breakdown

R0
G78
B174
Red0 (0%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue213.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4E · B AE

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