Colour

#004493

#004493
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004493 is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 147 and HSL 212°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004493#004493

HEX#004493

RGBrgb(0, 68, 147)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.5765

RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(212.2, 100%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 100%, 57.6%)

CMYK100%, 53.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,555

CSS custom property--colour: #004493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06241WCAG 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 9.34:1

Contrast with white9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#FFBB6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#044D96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004191no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3 Royal blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#934F00

Analogous#008E93, #050093

Triadic#930044, #449300

Split complementary#930600, #8E9300

Tetradic#93008E, #934F00, #009305

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#60AAFF

Lighter +30%#2D8EFF

Lighter +20%#0073F9

Lighter +10%#005CC6

Darker −10%#002C60

Darker −20%#00152D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004493

Less saturated −25%#124581

Channel breakdown

G68

B147

Red0 (0%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue212.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B 93

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