Colour

#004492

#004492
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004492 is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 146 and HSL 212°, 100%, 29%. 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

#004492#004492

HEX#004492

RGBrgb(0, 68, 146)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.5725

RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 100%, 57.3%)

CMYK100%, 53.4%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,554

CSS custom property--colour: #004492;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#FFBB6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#064D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004190no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.6 Royal blue · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#924E00

Analogous#008D92, #050092

Triadic#920044, #449200

Split complementary#920500, #8D9200

Tetradic#92008D, #924E00, #009205

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5FAAFF

Lighter +30%#2C8EFF

Lighter +20%#0074F8

Lighter +10%#005CC5

Darker −10%#002C5F

Darker −20%#00142C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004492

Less saturated −25%#124580

Channel breakdown

G68

B146

Red0 (0%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue212.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B 92

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