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Colour

#0480EB

  • #0480EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0480EB is a blue with RGB values 4, 128, 235 and HSL 208°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0480EB#0480EB
HEX#0480EB
RGBrgb(4, 128, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.502, 0.9216
RGB percentages1.6%, 50.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(207.8, 96.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 98.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK98.3%, 45.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer295,147
CSS custom property--colour: #0480EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FB7F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#448AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009AAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB6F04
Analogous#04EBE3, #040CEB
Triadic#EB0480, #80EB04
Split complementary#EB040C, #EBE304
Tetradic#E304EB, #EB6F04, #0CEB04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE0FE
Lighter +30%#8BC8FD
Lighter +20%#59B1FC
Lighter +10%#2799FB
Darker −10%#0365B9
Darker −20%#024987
Darker −30%#012E55
Darker −40%#011322
More saturated +25%#0080EF
Less saturated −25%#227ECD

Channel breakdown

R4
G128
B235
Red4 (1.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue207.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 80 · B EB

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