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Colour

#004EB0

  • #004EB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#004EB0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 78, 176 and HSL 213°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#004EB0#004EB0
HEX#004EB0
RGBrgb(0, 78, 176)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3059, 0.6902
RGB percentages0%, 30.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(213.4, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 100%, 69%)
CMYK100%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,144
CSS custom property--colour: #004EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#FFB14F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B06200
Analogous#00A6B0, #0A00B0
Triadic#B0004E, #4EB000
Split complementary#B00A00, #A6B000
Tetradic#B000A6, #B06200, #00B00A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DB7FF
Lighter +30%#4A9AFF
Lighter +20%#177EFF
Lighter +10%#0065E3
Darker −10%#00377D
Darker −20%#00214A
Darker −30%#000A17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EB0
Less saturated −25%#16519A

Channel breakdown

R0
G78
B176
Red0 (0%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue213.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4E · B B0

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