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Recognised as Colour

#0481CF

  • #0481CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0481CF is a blue with RGB values 4, 129, 207 and HSL 203°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0481CF#0481CF
HEX#0481CF
RGBrgb(4, 129, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5059, 0.8118
RGB percentages1.6%, 50.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(203.1, 96.2%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 98.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK98.1%, 37.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer295,375
CSS custom property--colour: #0481CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FB7E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A85D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D75CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 31.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF5204
Analogous#04CFB7, #041CCF
Triadic#CF0481, #81CF04
Split complementary#CF041C, #CFB704
Tetradic#B704CF, #CF5204, #1CCF04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2DAFD
Lighter +30%#70C6FC
Lighter +20%#3EB2FB
Lighter +10%#0C9FFA
Darker −10%#03629D
Darker −20%#02436B
Darker −30%#012339
Darker −40%#000407
More saturated +25%#0082D3
Less saturated −25%#1E7BB5

Channel breakdown

R4
G129
B207
Red4 (1.6%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue203.05°
Saturation (HSL)96.21%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 81 · B CF

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