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Recognised as Colour

#004994

  • #004994
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004994 is a blue with RGB values 0, 73, 148 and HSL 210°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#004994#004994
HEX#004994
RGBrgb(0, 73, 148)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2863, 0.5804
RGB percentages0%, 28.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 100%, 58%)
CMYK100%, 50.7%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer18,836
CSS custom property--colour: #004994;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFB66B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#195197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#005B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Midnight blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#944B00
Analogous#009394, #010094
Triadic#940049, #499400
Split complementary#940100, #939400
Tetradic#940093, #944B00, #009401

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#61AFFF
Lighter +30%#2E95FF
Lighter +20%#007BFA
Lighter +10%#0062C7
Darker −10%#003061
Darker −20%#00172E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004994
Less saturated −25%#134982

Channel breakdown

R0
G73
B148
Red0 (0%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue210.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 49 · B 94

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