#004aef

Color #004aef

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 25.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#004aef

RGB

rgb(0, 74, 239)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 69%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(39.79, 46.77, -86.39)

LCH

lch(39.79, 98.24, 298.43)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.2527, 263.04)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 0%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efa500

Analogous

#00c2ef

#004aef

#2d00ef

Triadic

#004aef

#ef004a

#4aef00

Split-complementary

#004aef

#ef2d00

#c2ef00

Tetradic

#004aef

#a500ef

#efa500

#4aef00

Square

#004aef

#ef00c2

#efa500

#00ef2d

Shades

Color #004aef mixed toward black.

#003ec7

#00319f

#002578

#001950

#000c28

Tints

Color #004aef mixed toward white.

#1d63ff

#4a82ff

#78a2ff

#a5c1ff

#d2e0ff

Tones

Color #004aef mixed toward gray.

#1452db

#2859c7

#3c61b3

#50689f

#64708c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3031d6 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#2c27cf · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#0bbfb9 · ΔE 48.5

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 30.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #004aef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#004aef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#004aef (#004aef) is rgb(0, 74, 239) in RGB.

No, #004aef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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