Recognised as Colour
#000493
- #000493
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#000493 is a blue with RGB values 0, 4, 147 and HSL 238°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#000493#000493
HEX#000493
RGBrgb(0, 4, 147)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0157, 0.5765
RGB percentages0%, 1.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(238.4, 100%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 100%, 57.6%)
CMYK100%, 97.3%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,171
CSS custom property--colour: #000493;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FFFB6C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#938F00
Analogous#004D93, #460093
Triadic#930004, #049300
Split complementary#934600, #4D9300
Tetradic#93004D, #938F00, #009346
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G4
B147
Red0 (0%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue238.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 04 · B 93
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