#004af2

Color #004af2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 24.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#004af2

RGB

rgb(0, 74, 242)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 69.4%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(40.09, 47.84, -87.59)

LCH

lch(40.09, 99.8, 298.64)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.2561, 263.12)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 0%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2a800

Analogous

#00c3f2

#004af2

#2f00f2

Triadic

#004af2

#f2004a

#4af200

Split-complementary

#004af2

#f22f00

#c3f200

Tetradic

#004af2

#a800f2

#f2a800

#4af200

Square

#004af2

#f200c3

#f2a800

#00f22f

Shades

Color #004af2 mixed toward black.

#003eca

#0031a2

#002579

#001951

#000c28

Tints

Color #004af2 mixed toward white.

#2064ff

#4d83ff

#79a2ff

#a6c1ff

#d2e0ff

Tones

Color #004af2 mixed toward gray.

#1452de

#285aca

#3d62b6

#5169a2

#65718d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3031d8 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#2c27d2 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#0bc1bb · ΔE 48.7

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 30.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #004af2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#004af2]

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

#004af2 (#004af2) is rgb(0, 74, 242) in RGB.

No, #004af2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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