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Recognised as Colour

#0449EF

  • #0449EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0449EF is a blue with RGB values 4, 73, 239 and HSL 222°, 97%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0449EF#0449EF
HEX#0449EF
RGBrgb(4, 73, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2863, 0.9373
RGB percentages1.6%, 28.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222.4, 96.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 98.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK98.3%, 69.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer281,071
CSS custom property--colour: #0449EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FBB610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007897no 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 text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 25Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5Dark blue · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 25.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFAA04
Analogous#04BFEF, #3404EF
Triadic#EF0449, #49EF04
Split complementary#EF3404, #BFEF04
Tetradic#EF04BF, #EFAA04, #04EF34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D3FE
Lighter +30%#8FAFFD
Lighter +20%#5D8CFC
Lighter +10%#2B68FB
Darker −10%#033ABD
Darker −20%#022A8B
Darker −30%#011B59
Darker −40%#010C26
More saturated +25%#0047F3
Less saturated −25%#2256D1

Channel breakdown

R4
G73
B239
Red4 (1.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222.38°
Saturation (HSL)96.71%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 49 · B EF

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