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Recognised as Colour

#0498CB

  • #0498CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0498CB is a cyan with RGB values 4, 152, 203 and HSL 195°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0498CB#0498CB
HEX#0498CB
RGBrgb(4, 152, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.5961, 0.7961
RGB percentages1.6%, 59.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(195.4, 96.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.4, 98%, 79.6%)
CMYK98%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer301,259
CSS custom property--colour: #0498CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#FB6734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E96CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6786CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB3704
Analogous#04CB9B, #0434CB
Triadic#CB0498, #98CB04
Split complementary#CB0434, #CB9B04
Tetradic#9B04CB, #CB3704, #35CB04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EE5FD
Lighter +30%#6CD7FC
Lighter +20%#3ACAFB
Lighter +10%#08BCFA
Darker −10%#037399
Darker −20%#024D67
Darker −30%#012835
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#009ACF
Less saturated −25%#1E8BB1

Channel breakdown

R4
G152
B203
Red4 (1.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue195.38°
Saturation (HSL)96.14%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 98 · B CB

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