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Recognised as Colour

#0415BD

  • #0415BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0415BD is a blue with RGB values 4, 21, 189 and HSL 234°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0415BD#0415BD
HEX#0415BD
RGBrgb(4, 21, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0824, 0.7412
RGB percentages1.6%, 8.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(234.5, 95.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 97.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK97.9%, 88.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer267,709
CSS custom property--colour: #0415BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#FBEA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00516Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 23Navy · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Indigo · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAC04
Analogous#0472BD, #4F04BD
Triadic#BD0415, #15BD04
Split complementary#BD4F04, #72BD04
Tetradic#BD0472, #BDAC04, #04BD4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#909AFD
Lighter +30%#5E6DFC
Lighter +20%#2C3FFB
Lighter +10%#051BEF
Darker −10%#030F8B
Darker −20%#020A59
Darker −30%#010427
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0012C1
Less saturated −25%#1C29A5

Channel breakdown

R4
G21
B189
Red4 (1.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue234.49°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 15 · B BD

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