Colour

#0483BF

#0483BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0483BF is a cyan with RGB values 4, 131, 191 and HSL 199°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0483BF#0483BF

HEX#0483BF

RGBrgb(4, 131, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5137, 0.749

RGB percentages1.6%, 51.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(199.3, 95.9%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 97.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK97.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer295,871

CSS custom property--colour: #0483BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#FB7C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6684C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E75BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#009298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF4004

Analogous#04BF9D, #0426BF

Triadic#BF0483, #83BF04

Split complementary#BF0425, #BF9D04

Tetradic#9E04BF, #BF4004, #26BF04

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#92DBFD

Lighter +30%#60CAFC

Lighter +20%#2EB9FB

Lighter +10%#05A5F1

Darker −10%#03618D

Darker −20%#023E5B

Darker −30%#011C29

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0084C3

Less saturated −25%#1C7AA7

Channel breakdown

G131

B191

Red4 (1.6%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue199.25°

Saturation (HSL)95.9%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 83 · B BF

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