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Recognised as Colour

#0482CC

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

#0482CC is a blue with RGB values 4, 130, 204 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

#0482CC#0482CC
HEX#0482CC
RGBrgb(4, 130, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5098, 0.8
RGB percentages1.6%, 51%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.2, 96.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 98%, 80%)
CMYK98%, 36.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer295,628
CSS custom property--colour: #0482CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20351WCAG 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 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FB7D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E85CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4275CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 33.9Royal blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC4E04
Analogous#04CCB2, #041ECC
Triadic#CC0482, #82CC04
Split complementary#CC041E, #CCB204
Tetradic#B204CC, #CC4E04, #1ECC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FDAFD
Lighter +30%#6DC7FC
Lighter +20%#3BB4FB
Lighter +10%#09A1FA
Darker −10%#03629A
Darker −20%#024268
Darker −30%#012236
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#0083D0
Less saturated −25%#1E7BB2

Channel breakdown

R4
G130
B204
Red4 (1.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 82 · B CC

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