Colour

#004FE4

#004FE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#004FE4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 79, 228 and HSL 219°, 100%, 45%. 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

#004FE4#004FE4

HEX#004FE4

RGBrgb(0, 79, 228)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3098, 0.8941

RGB percentages0%, 31%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 100%, 89.4%)

CMYK100%, 65.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer20,452

CSS custom property--colour: #004FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#FFB01B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Royal blue · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 23.1 Dark blue · ΔE 29.6 Blue violet · ΔE 30.8 Navy · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E49500

Analogous#00C1E4, #2300E4

Triadic#E4004F, #4FE400

Split complementary#E42300, #C1E400

Tetradic#E400C1, #E49500, #00E423

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1CCFF

Lighter +30%#7EABFF

Lighter +20%#4B89FF

Lighter +10%#1868FF

Darker −10%#003DB1

Darker −20%#002C7E

Darker −30%#001A4B

Darker −40%#000818

More saturated +25%#004FE4

Less saturated −25%#1C58C8

Channel breakdown

G79

B228

Red0 (0%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue219.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 4F · B E4

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#004FE4

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else