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Recognised as Colour

#004FED

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

#004FED is a blue with RGB values 0, 79, 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

#004FED#004FED
HEX#004FED
RGBrgb(0, 79, 237)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3098, 0.9294
RGB percentages0%, 31%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK100%, 66.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,461
CSS custom property--colour: #004FED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#FFB012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Blue violet · ΔE 28.4Medium blue · ΔE 29.9Dark blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED9E00
Analogous#00C6ED, #2800ED
Triadic#ED004F, #4FED00
Split complementary#ED2700, #C5ED00
Tetradic#ED00C5, #ED9E00, #00ED27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAD1FF
Lighter +30%#87AFFF
Lighter +20%#548DFF
Lighter +10%#216BFF
Darker −10%#003EBA
Darker −20%#002D87
Darker −30%#001C54
Darker −40%#000B21
More saturated +25%#004FED
Less saturated −25%#1E59CF

Channel breakdown

R0
G79
B237
Red0 (0%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 4F · B ED

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