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Recognised as Colour

#0487FF

  • #0487FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0487FF is a blue with RGB values 4, 135, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0487FF#0487FF
HEX#0487FF
RGBrgb(4, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages1.6%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.7, 100%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 98.4%, 100%)
CMYK98.4%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer296,959
CSS custom property--colour: #0487FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FB7800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F93FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7C04
Analogous#04FFFA, #0409FF
Triadic#FF0487, #87FF04
Split complementary#FF0409, #FFFA04
Tetradic#FA04FF, #FF7C04, #09FF04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E9FF
Lighter +30%#9DD0FF
Lighter +20%#6AB8FF
Lighter +10%#379FFF
Darker −10%#006DD0
Darker −20%#00529D
Darker −30%#00376A
Darker −40%#001D37
More saturated +25%#0487FF
Less saturated −25%#2386E0

Channel breakdown

R4
G135
B255
Red4 (1.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 87 · B FF

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