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Colour

#004299

  • #004299
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004299 is a blue with RGB values 0, 66, 153 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

#004299#004299
HEX#004299
RGBrgb(0, 66, 153)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2588, 0.6
RGB percentages0%, 25.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(214.1, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 100%, 60%)
CMYK100%, 56.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,049
CSS custom property--colour: #004299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FFBD66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004D9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005867no 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 text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8Midnight blue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#995700
Analogous#008E99, #0A0099
Triadic#990042, #429900
Split complementary#990B00, #8E9900
Tetradic#99008F, #995700, #00990B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#66A8FF
Lighter +30%#338BFF
Lighter +20%#006EFF
Lighter +10%#0058CC
Darker −10%#002C66
Darker −20%#001633
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004299
Less saturated −25%#134586

Channel breakdown

R0
G66
B153
Red0 (0%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue214.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 42 · B 99

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