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Recognised as Colour

#042BF6

  • #042BF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#042BF6 is a blue with RGB values 4, 43, 246 and HSL 230°, 97%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#042BF6#042BF6
HEX#042BF6
RGBrgb(4, 43, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1686, 0.9647
RGB percentages1.6%, 16.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(230.3, 96.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 98.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK98.4%, 82.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer273,398
CSS custom property--colour: #042BF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#FBD409

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2Blue · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.3Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Dark blue · ΔE 39.1Dark orchid · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6CF04
Analogous#04A4F6, #5604F6
Triadic#F6042B, #2BF604
Split complementary#F65604, #A4F604
Tetradic#F604A4, #F6CF04, #04F656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D1FE
Lighter +30%#96A6FD
Lighter +20%#647CFC
Lighter +10%#3152FC
Darker −10%#0322C4
Darker −20%#021992
Darker −30%#02115F
Darker −40%#01082D
More saturated +25%#0028FA
Less saturated −25%#2340D7

Channel breakdown

R4
G43
B246
Red4 (1.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue230.33°
Saturation (HSL)96.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 2B · B F6

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