Colour
#0494B3
- #0494B3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0494B3 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 148, 179 and HSL 191°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0494B3#0494B3
HEX#0494B3
RGBrgb(4, 148, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5804, 0.702
RGB percentages1.6%, 58%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(190.6, 95.6%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 97.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK97.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer300,211
CSS custom property--colour: #0494B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FB6B4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B32304
Analogous#04B37A, #043DB3
Triadic#B30494, #94B304
Split complementary#B3043D, #B37B04
Tetradic#7A04B3, #B32304, #3CB304
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G148
B179
Red4 (1.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue190.63°
Saturation (HSL)95.63%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 94 · B B3
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