Recognised as Colour

#0480C4

#0480C4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0480C4 is a blue with RGB values 4, 128, 196 and HSL 201°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0480C4

RGBrgb(4, 128, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.502, 0.7686

RGB percentages1.6%, 50.2%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(201.3, 96%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 98%, 76.9%)

CMYK98%, 34.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer295,108

CSS custom property--colour: #0480C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#FB7F3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F82C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4673C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#009199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C44804

Analogous#04C4A8, #0420C4

Triadic#C40480, #80C404

Split complementary#C40420, #C4A804

Tetradic#A804C4, #C44804, #20C404

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#97D9FD

Lighter +30%#65C6FC

Lighter +20%#33B4FB

Lighter +10%#05A1F6

Darker −10%#035F92

Darker −20%#023F60

Darker −30%#011E2E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0081C8

Less saturated −25%#1D79AB

Channel breakdown

G128

B196

Red4 (1.6%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue201.25°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 80 · B C4

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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