Colour

#0429B5

#0429B5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0429B5 is a blue with RGB values 4, 41, 181 and HSL 227°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0429B5

RGBrgb(4, 41, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1608, 0.7098

RGB percentages1.6%, 16.1%, 71%

HSLhsl(227.5, 95.7%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 97.8%, 71%)

CMYK97.8%, 77.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer272,821

CSS custom property--colour: #0429B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#FBD64A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0036B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00546Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14 Navy · ΔE 16.9 Indigo · ΔE 22.9 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1 Medium blue · ΔE 27.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B59004

Analogous#0482B5, #3704B5

Triadic#B50429, #29B504

Split complementary#B53704, #82B504

Tetradic#B50482, #B59004, #04B537

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#89A1FC

Lighter +30%#5779FB

Lighter +20%#2551FA

Lighter +10%#0534E7

Darker −10%#031E83

Darker −20%#021251

Darker −30%#01071F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0027B9

Less saturated −25%#1B369E

Channel breakdown

G41

B181

Red4 (1.6%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue227.46°

Saturation (HSL)95.68%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 29 · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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