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Recognised as Colour

#0420C4

  • #0420C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0420C4 is a blue with RGB values 4, 32, 196 and HSL 231°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0420C4#0420C4
HEX#0420C4
RGBrgb(4, 32, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1255, 0.7686
RGB percentages1.6%, 12.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(231.3, 96%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 98%, 76.9%)
CMYK98%, 83.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer270,532
CSS custom property--colour: #0420C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FBDF3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0035C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#005775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.6Dark blue · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Navy · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 27.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A804
Analogous#0480C4, #4804C4
Triadic#C40420, #20C404
Split complementary#C44804, #80C404
Tetradic#C40480, #C4A804, #04C448

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97A6FD
Lighter +30%#657BFC
Lighter +20%#3350FB
Lighter +10%#0528F6
Darker −10%#031892
Darker −20%#021060
Darker −30%#01082E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001DC8
Less saturated −25%#1D32AB

Channel breakdown

R4
G32
B196
Red4 (1.6%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue231.25°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 20 · B C4

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