Colour

#0450BE

#0450BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0450BE is a blue with RGB values 4, 80, 190 and HSL 215°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0450BE#0450BE

HEX#0450BE

RGBrgb(4, 80, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3137, 0.7451

RGB percentages1.6%, 31.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(215.5, 95.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 97.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK97.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer282,814

CSS custom property--colour: #0450BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#FBAF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.3 Slate blue · ΔE 15.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE7204

Analogous#04ADBE, #1504BE

Triadic#BE0450, #50BE04

Split complementary#BE1504, #ADBE04

Tetradic#BE04AD, #BE7204, #04BE15

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91BDFD

Lighter +30%#5F9FFC

Lighter +20%#2D81FB

Lighter +10%#0565F0

Darker −10%#033B8C

Darker −20%#02265A

Darker −30%#011128

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004FC2

Less saturated −25%#1C54A6

Channel breakdown

G80

B190

Red4 (1.6%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue215.48°

Saturation (HSL)95.88%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 50 · B BE

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Colour values

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