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Recognised as Colour

#0470AC

  • #0470AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0470AC is a blue with RGB values 4, 112, 172 and HSL 201°, 95%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0470AC#0470AC
HEX#0470AC
RGBrgb(4, 112, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4392, 0.6745
RGB percentages1.6%, 43.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(201.4, 95.5%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 97.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK97.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer290,988
CSS custom property--colour: #0470AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FB8F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5372AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C65ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 31Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC4004
Analogous#04AC94, #041CAC
Triadic#AC0470, #70AC04
Split complementary#AC041C, #AC9404
Tetradic#9404AC, #AC4004, #1CAC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80D0FC
Lighter +30%#4EBDFB
Lighter +20%#1CABFA
Lighter +10%#0590DE
Darker −10%#03507A
Darker −20%#022F48
Darker −30%#010F16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0071B0
Less saturated −25%#1A6A96

Channel breakdown

R4
G112
B172
Red4 (1.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 70 · B AC

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