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Colour

#004696

  • #004696
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004696 is a blue with RGB values 0, 70, 150 and HSL 212°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004696#004696
HEX#004696
RGBrgb(0, 70, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2745, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 27.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 53.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,070
CSS custom property--colour: #004696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FFB969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#074F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004394no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005A67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#965000
Analogous#009196, #050096
Triadic#960046, #469600
Split complementary#960500, #919600
Tetradic#960091, #965000, #009605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63ACFF
Lighter +30%#3091FF
Lighter +20%#0076FC
Lighter +10%#005EC9
Darker −10%#002E63
Darker −20%#001630
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004696
Less saturated −25%#134783

Channel breakdown

R0
G70
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 46 · B 96

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