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Recognised as Colour

#0488EA

  • #0488EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0488EA is a blue with RGB values 4, 136, 234 and HSL 206°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0488EA#0488EA
HEX#0488EA
RGBrgb(4, 136, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5333, 0.9176
RGB percentages1.6%, 53.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(205.6, 96.6%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 98.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK98.3%, 41.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer297,194
CSS custom property--colour: #0488EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#FB7715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#558FEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C7DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6604
Analogous#04EAD9, #0415EA
Triadic#EA0488, #88EA04
Split complementary#EA0415, #EAD904
Tetradic#D904EA, #EA6604, #15EA04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE2FE
Lighter +30%#8ACCFD
Lighter +20%#58B6FC
Lighter +10%#26A0FB
Darker −10%#036BB8
Darker −20%#024E86
Darker −30%#013154
Darker −40%#011321
More saturated +25%#0089EE
Less saturated −25%#2284CC

Channel breakdown

R4
G136
B234
Red4 (1.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue205.57°
Saturation (HSL)96.64%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 88 · B EA

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