Colour

#004EFB

#004EFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#004EFB is a blue with RGB values 0, 78, 251 and HSL 221°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#004EFB#004EFB

HEX#004EFB

RGBrgb(0, 78, 251)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3059, 0.9843

RGB percentages0%, 30.6%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(221.4, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK100%, 68.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer20,219

CSS custom property--colour: #004EFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#FFB104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058F8no 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 92.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 25.1 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Royal blue · ΔE 33.7 Dark violet · ΔE 33.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 25.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBAD00

Analogous#00CCFB, #2F00FB

Triadic#FB004E, #4EFB00

Split complementary#FB2F00, #CCFB00

Tetradic#FB00CC, #FBAD00, #00FB2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D9FF

Lighter +30%#95B6FF

Lighter +20%#6293FF

Lighter +10%#2F70FF

Darker −10%#003EC8

Darker −20%#002E95

Darker −30%#001E62

Darker −40%#000F2F

More saturated +25%#004EFB

Less saturated −25%#1F5ADC

Channel breakdown

G78

B251

Red0 (0%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue221.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4E · B FB

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Colour values

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