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Recognised as Colour

#048CCC

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

#048CCC is a cyan with RGB values 4, 140, 204 and HSL 199°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#048CCC#048CCC
HEX#048CCC
RGBrgb(4, 140, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.549, 0.8
RGB percentages1.6%, 54.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(199.2, 96.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.2, 98%, 80%)
CMYK98%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer298,188
CSS custom property--colour: #048CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FB7333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#547DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC4404
Analogous#04CCA8, #0428CC
Triadic#CC048C, #8CCC04
Split complementary#CC0428, #CCA804
Tetradic#A804CC, #CC4404, #28CC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FDFFD
Lighter +30%#6DCEFC
Lighter +20%#3BBEFB
Lighter +10%#09ADFA
Darker −10%#036A9A
Darker −20%#024768
Darker −30%#012536
Darker −40%#000304
More saturated +25%#008DD0
Less saturated −25%#1E83B2

Channel breakdown

R4
G140
B204
Red4 (1.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue199.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 8C · B CC

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