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Recognised as Colour

#0478D6

  • #0478D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0478D6 is a blue with RGB values 4, 120, 214 and HSL 207°, 96%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0478D6#0478D6
HEX#0478D6
RGBrgb(4, 120, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4706, 0.8392
RGB percentages1.6%, 47.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(206.9, 96.3%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 98.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK98.1%, 43.9%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer293,078
CSS custom property--colour: #0478D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#FB8729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4580DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#176FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D66204
Analogous#04D6CB, #040FD6
Triadic#D60478, #78D604
Split complementary#D6040F, #D6CB04
Tetradic#CB04D6, #D66204, #0FD604

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9D7FD
Lighter +30%#77C1FC
Lighter +20%#44AAFC
Lighter +10%#1293FB
Darker −10%#035CA4
Darker −20%#024072
Darker −30%#012440
Darker −40%#00080E
More saturated +25%#0078DA
Less saturated −25%#1F75BB

Channel breakdown

R4
G120
B214
Red4 (1.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue206.86°
Saturation (HSL)96.33%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 78 · B D6

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