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Recognised as Colour

#004298

  • #004298
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004298 is a blue with RGB values 0, 66, 152 and HSL 214°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004298#004298
HEX#004298
RGBrgb(0, 66, 152)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2588, 0.5961
RGB percentages0%, 25.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(213.9, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 56.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,048
CSS custom property--colour: #004298;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FFBD67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004D9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004096no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5Medium purple · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#985600
Analogous#008E98, #0A0098
Triadic#980042, #429800
Split complementary#980A00, #8E9800
Tetradic#98008E, #985600, #00980A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#65A8FF
Lighter +30%#328BFF
Lighter +20%#006EFE
Lighter +10%#0058CB
Darker −10%#002C65
Darker −20%#001632
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004298
Less saturated −25%#134585

Channel breakdown

R0
G66
B152
Red0 (0%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue213.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 42 · B 98

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