Colour

#0468AC

#0468AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0468AC is a blue with RGB values 4, 104, 172 and HSL 204°, 95%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0468AC#0468AC

HEX#0468AC

RGBrgb(4, 104, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4078, 0.6745

RGB percentages1.6%, 40.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(204.3, 95.5%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 97.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK97.7%, 39.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer288,940

CSS custom property--colour: #0468AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#FB9753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C5EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#007981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7 Royal blue · ΔE 33.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC4804

Analogous#04AC9C, #0414AC

Triadic#AC0468, #68AC04

Split complementary#AC0414, #AC9C04

Tetradic#9C04AC, #AC4804, #14AC04

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#80CAFC

Lighter +30%#4EB5FB

Lighter +20%#1CA0FA

Lighter +10%#0586DE

Darker −10%#034A7A

Darker −20%#022C48

Darker −30%#010E16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0069B0

Less saturated −25%#1A6496

Channel breakdown

G104

B172

Red4 (1.6%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue204.29°

Saturation (HSL)95.45%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 68 · B AC

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Colour values

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