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Recognised as Colour

#04229F

  • #04229F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#04229F is a blue with RGB values 4, 34, 159 and HSL 228°, 95%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#04229F#04229F
HEX#04229F
RGBrgb(4, 34, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1333, 0.6235
RGB percentages1.6%, 13.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(228.4, 95.1%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 97.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK97.5%, 78.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer271,007
CSS custom property--colour: #04229F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FBDD60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.4Navy · ΔE 11.5Indigo · ΔE 17.7Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F8104
Analogous#04709F, #34049F
Triadic#9F0422, #229F04
Split complementary#9F3304, #709F04
Tetradic#9F046F, #9F8104, #049F33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#748EFB
Lighter +30%#4265FA
Lighter +20%#103DF9
Lighter +10%#052DD1
Darker −10%#03176D
Darker −20%#010D3C
Darker −30%#00020A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0020A3
Less saturated −25%#182E8B

Channel breakdown

R4
G34
B159
Red4 (1.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue228.39°
Saturation (HSL)95.09%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 22 · B 9F

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