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Colour

#0470C3

  • #0470C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0470C3 is a blue with RGB values 4, 112, 195 and HSL 206°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0470C3#0470C3
HEX#0470C3
RGBrgb(4, 112, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4392, 0.7647
RGB percentages1.6%, 43.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(206.1, 96%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 97.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK97.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer291,011
CSS custom property--colour: #0470C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#FB8F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4576C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2167C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C35704
Analogous#04C3B7, #0410C3
Triadic#C30470, #70C304
Split complementary#C30410, #C3B704
Tetradic#B704C3, #C35704, #10C304

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96D0FD
Lighter +30%#64BAFC
Lighter +20%#32A4FB
Lighter +10%#058DF5
Darker −10%#035391
Darker −20%#02375F
Darker −30%#011A2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0071C7
Less saturated −25%#1D6DAA

Channel breakdown

R4
G112
B195
Red4 (1.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue206.07°
Saturation (HSL)95.98%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 70 · B C3

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