Recognised as Colour
#0495B3
- #0495B3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0495B3 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 149, 179 and HSL 190°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0495B3#0495B3
HEX#0495B3
RGBrgb(4, 149, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5843, 0.702
RGB percentages1.6%, 58.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(190.3, 95.6%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 97.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK97.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer300,467
CSS custom property--colour: #0495B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FB6A4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B32204
Analogous#04B37A, #043DB3
Triadic#B30495, #95B304
Split complementary#B3043D, #B37A04
Tetradic#7A04B3, #B32204, #3DB304
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G149
B179
Red4 (1.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue190.29°
Saturation (HSL)95.63%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 95 · B B3
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