Colour

#004995

#004995
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#004995 is a blue with RGB values 0, 73, 149 and HSL 211°, 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

#004995#004995

HEX#004995

RGBrgb(0, 73, 149)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2863, 0.5843

RGB percentages0%, 28.6%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 100%, 58.4%)

CMYK100%, 51%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,837

CSS custom property--colour: #004995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#FFB66A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#175198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004594no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#005C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5 Royal blue · ΔE 28.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.7 Steel blue · ΔE 30.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#954C00

Analogous#009495, #010095

Triadic#950049, #499500

Split complementary#950100, #949500

Tetradic#950094, #954C00, #009501

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#62AFFF

Lighter +30%#2F95FF

Lighter +20%#007BFB

Lighter +10%#0062C8

Darker −10%#003062

Darker −20%#00172F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004995

Less saturated −25%#134982

Channel breakdown

G73

B149

Red0 (0%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue210.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 49 · B 95

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