Colour

#004FE2

#004FE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#004FE2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 79, 226 and HSL 219°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#004FE2#004FE2

HEX#004FE2

RGBrgb(0, 79, 226)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3098, 0.8863

RGB percentages0%, 31%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(219, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK100%, 65%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer20,450

CSS custom property--colour: #004FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#FFB01D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Royal blue · ΔE 20.4 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Dark blue · ΔE 29.4 Blue violet · ΔE 31.4 Navy · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E29300

Analogous#00C0E2, #2200E2

Triadic#E2004F, #4FE200

Split complementary#E22200, #C0E200

Tetradic#E200C0, #E29300, #00E222

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFCBFF

Lighter +30%#7CAAFF

Lighter +20%#4989FF

Lighter +10%#1667FF

Darker −10%#003DAF

Darker −20%#002B7C

Darker −30%#001A49

Darker −40%#000816

More saturated +25%#004FE2

Less saturated −25%#1C58C6

Channel breakdown

G79

B226

Red0 (0%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue219.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4F · B E2

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