Colour

#004EF8

#004EF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#004EF8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 78, 248 and HSL 221°, 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

#004EF8#004EF8

HEX#004EF8

RGBrgb(0, 78, 248)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3059, 0.9725

RGB percentages0%, 30.6%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(221.1, 100%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 100%, 97.3%)

CMYK100%, 68.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer20,216

CSS custom property--colour: #004EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 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 black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#FFB107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 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 text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 25.9 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 32.2 Slate blue · ΔE 33.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 25.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8AA00

Analogous#00CAF8, #2E00F8

Triadic#F8004E, #4EF800

Split complementary#F82E00, #CAF800

Tetradic#F800CA, #F8AA00, #00F82E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5D7FF

Lighter +30%#92B4FF

Lighter +20%#5F91FF

Lighter +10%#2C6EFF

Darker −10%#003EC5

Darker −20%#002E92

Darker −30%#001E5F

Darker −40%#000E2C

More saturated +25%#004EF8

Less saturated −25%#1F5AD9

Channel breakdown

G78

B248

Red0 (0%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue221.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4E · B F8

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Colour values

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