Colour

#0404B6

#0404B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0404B6 is a blue with RGB values 4, 4, 182 and HSL 240°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0404B6#0404B6

HEX#0404B6

RGBrgb(4, 4, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0157, 0.7137

RGB percentages1.6%, 1.6%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(240, 95.7%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 97.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK97.8%, 97.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer263,350

CSS custom property--colour: #0404B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#FBFB49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#002AB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2 Dark blue · ΔE 18.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Navy · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26.9 Indigo · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6B604

Analogous#045DB6, #5D04B6

Triadic#B60404, #04B604

Split complementary#B65D04, #5DB604

Tetradic#B6045D, #B6B604, #04B65D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A8AFC

Lighter +30%#5858FB

Lighter +20%#2626FA

Lighter +10%#0505E8

Darker −10%#030384

Darker −20%#020252

Darker −30%#010120

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0000BA

Less saturated −25%#1B1B9F

Channel breakdown

B182

Red4 (1.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)95.7%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 04 · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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