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Recognised as Colour

#0482CB

  • #0482CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0482CB is a blue with RGB values 4, 130, 203 and HSL 202°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0482CB#0482CB
HEX#0482CB
RGBrgb(4, 130, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5098, 0.7961
RGB percentages1.6%, 51%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(202, 96.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 98%, 79.6%)
CMYK98%, 36%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer295,627
CSS custom property--colour: #0482CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FB7D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E85CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4375CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 33.6Royal blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB4D04
Analogous#04CBB1, #041ECB
Triadic#CB0482, #82CB04
Split complementary#CB041E, #CBB104
Tetradic#B104CB, #CB4D04, #1ECB04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EDAFD
Lighter +30%#6CC7FC
Lighter +20%#3AB4FB
Lighter +10%#08A1FA
Darker −10%#036299
Darker −20%#024267
Darker −30%#012235
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#0083CF
Less saturated −25%#1E7BB1

Channel breakdown

R4
G130
B203
Red4 (1.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue202.01°
Saturation (HSL)96.14%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 82 · B CB

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