Colour

#0400CA

#0400CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0400CA is a blue with RGB values 4, 0, 202 and HSL 241°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0400CA#0400CA

HEX#0400CA

RGBrgb(4, 0, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0, 0.7922

RGB percentages1.6%, 0%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(241.2, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK98%, 100%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer262,346

CSS custom property--colour: #0400CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.3:1

Contrast with white11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#FBFF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#002FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 1.4 Blue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.9 Dark blue · ΔE 28.7 Navy · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 1.4, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6CA00

Analogous#0061CA, #6900CA

Triadic#CA0400, #00CA04

Split complementary#CA6900, #61CA00

Tetradic#CA0061, #C6CA00, #00CA69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9997FF

Lighter +30%#6764FF

Lighter +20%#3531FF

Lighter +10%#0500FD

Darker −10%#030097

Darker −20%#020064

Darker −30%#010031

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0400CA

Less saturated −25%#1C19B1

Channel breakdown

B202

Red4 (1.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue241.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 00 · B CA

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