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Recognised as Colour

#045EC5

  • #045EC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#045EC5 is a blue with RGB values 4, 94, 197 and HSL 212°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#045EC5#045EC5
HEX#045EC5
RGBrgb(4, 94, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3686, 0.7725
RGB percentages1.6%, 36.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(212, 96%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 98%, 77.3%)
CMYK98%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer286,405
CSS custom property--colour: #045EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FBA13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C6AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C56B04
Analogous#04BFC5, #0B04C5
Triadic#C5045E, #5EC504
Split complementary#C50A04, #BFC504
Tetradic#C504BE, #C56B04, #04C50A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98C7FD
Lighter +30%#66ACFC
Lighter +20%#3491FB
Lighter +10%#0576F7
Darker −10%#034693
Darker −20%#022E61
Darker −30%#01162F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EC9
Less saturated −25%#1D60AC

Channel breakdown

R4
G94
B197
Red4 (1.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue212.02°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 5E · B C5

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