#0049FF

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumblue.

About #0049FF

At its core, #0049FF is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 73, 255).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 71% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 222.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0049FF
RGB0, 73, 255
HSL222.8°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK100%, 71%, 0%, 0%
HSV222.8°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB41.2, 53.0, -93.1
XYZ20.4, 12.0, 95.8
Decimal18943

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.40:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.89:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0049FF; }
.text-color { color: #0049FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0049FF; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue
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