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Recognised as Colour

#004686

  • #004686
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004686 is a blue with RGB values 0, 70, 134 and HSL 209°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004686#004686
HEX#004686
RGBrgb(0, 70, 134)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2745, 0.5255
RGB percentages0%, 27.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(208.7, 100%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 100%, 52.5%)
CMYK100%, 47.8%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,054
CSS custom property--colour: #004686;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FFB979

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224C88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#00565Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.3Royal blue · ΔE 35.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#864000
Analogous#008683, #000386
Triadic#860046, #468600
Split complementary#860003, #868300
Tetradic#830086, #864000, #038600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#53ADFF
Lighter +30%#2094FF
Lighter +20%#007BEC
Lighter +10%#0061B9
Darker −10%#002B53
Darker −20%#001120
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004686
Less saturated −25%#114575

Channel breakdown

R0
G70
B134
Red0 (0%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue208.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 46 · B 86

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