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Recognised as Colour

#004594

  • #004594
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004594 is a blue with RGB values 0, 69, 148 and HSL 212°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004594#004594
HEX#004594
RGBrgb(0, 69, 148)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2706, 0.5804
RGB percentages0%, 27.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 100%, 58%)
CMYK100%, 53.4%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,812
CSS custom property--colour: #004594;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FFBA6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#064E97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004292no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#944F00
Analogous#008F94, #050094
Triadic#940045, #459400
Split complementary#940500, #8F9400
Tetradic#94008F, #944F00, #009405

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#61ABFF
Lighter +30%#2E8FFF
Lighter +20%#0075FA
Lighter +10%#005DC7
Darker −10%#002D61
Darker −20%#00152E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004594
Less saturated −25%#134682

Channel breakdown

R0
G69
B148
Red0 (0%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue212.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 45 · B 94

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