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Recognised as Colour

#048CB6

  • #048CB6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#048CB6 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 140, 182 and HSL 194°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#048CB6#048CB6
HEX#048CB6
RGBrgb(4, 140, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.549, 0.7137
RGB percentages1.6%, 54.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(194.2, 95.7%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 97.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK97.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer298,166
CSS custom property--colour: #048CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FB7349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768AB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#617BB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cadetblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B62E04
Analogous#04B687, #0433B6
Triadic#B6048C, #8CB604
Split complementary#B60433, #B68704
Tetradic#8704B6, #B62E04, #33B604

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AE1FC
Lighter +30%#58D5FB
Lighter +20%#26C8FA
Lighter +10%#05B2E8
Darker −10%#036684
Darker −20%#023F52
Darker −30%#011920
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008EBA
Less saturated −25%#1B809F

Channel breakdown

R4
G140
B182
Red4 (1.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue194.16°
Saturation (HSL)95.7%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 8C · B B6

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