Colour

#0448FF

#0448FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0448FF is a blue with RGB values 4, 72, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0448FF#0448FF

HEX#0448FF

RGBrgb(4, 72, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2824, 1

RGB percentages1.6%, 28.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.7, 100%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 98.4%, 100%)

CMYK98.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer280,831

CSS custom property--colour: #0448FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#FBB700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7 Blue · ΔE 30.7 Dark violet · ΔE 32.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFBB04

Analogous#04C5FF, #3E04FF

Triadic#FF0448, #48FF04

Split complementary#FF3D04, #C6FF04

Tetradic#FF04C5, #FFBB04, #04FF3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0DDFF

Lighter +30%#9DB8FF

Lighter +20%#6A92FF

Lighter +10%#376DFF

Darker −10%#0038D0

Darker −20%#002B9D

Darker −30%#001D6A

Darker −40%#000F37

More saturated +25%#0448FF

Less saturated −25%#2356E0

Channel breakdown

G72

B255

Red4 (1.6%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 48 · B FF

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