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Recognised as Colour

#0493CC

  • #0493CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0493CC is a cyan with RGB values 4, 147, 204 and HSL 197°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0493CC#0493CC
HEX#0493CC
RGBrgb(4, 147, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5765, 0.8
RGB percentages1.6%, 57.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(197.1, 96.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 98%, 80%)
CMYK98%, 27.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer299,980
CSS custom property--colour: #0493CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FB6C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7792CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F83CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC3D04
Analogous#04CCA1, #042FCC
Triadic#CC0493, #93CC04
Split complementary#CC042F, #CCA104
Tetradic#A104CC, #CC3D04, #2FCC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FE2FD
Lighter +30%#6DD3FC
Lighter +20%#3BC4FB
Lighter +10%#09B5FA
Darker −10%#036F9A
Darker −20%#024B68
Darker −30%#012736
Darker −40%#000304
More saturated +25%#0095D0
Less saturated −25%#1E88B2

Channel breakdown

R4
G147
B204
Red4 (1.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue197.1°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 93 · B CC

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