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Recognised as Colour

#004EED

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

#004EED is a blue with RGB values 0, 78, 237 and HSL 220°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#004EED#004EED
HEX#004EED
RGBrgb(0, 78, 237)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3059, 0.9294
RGB percentages0%, 30.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(220.3, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK100%, 67.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,205
CSS custom property--colour: #004EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#FFB112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Blue violet · ΔE 27.9Medium blue · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED9F00
Analogous#00C4ED, #2900ED
Triadic#ED004E, #4EED00
Split complementary#ED2800, #C5ED00
Tetradic#ED00C4, #ED9F00, #00ED29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAD1FF
Lighter +30%#87AEFF
Lighter +20%#548CFF
Lighter +10%#216AFF
Darker −10%#003DBA
Darker −20%#002C87
Darker −30%#001C54
Darker −40%#000B21
More saturated +25%#004EED
Less saturated −25%#1E58CF

Channel breakdown

R0
G78
B237
Red0 (0%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue220.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4E · B ED

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