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Recognised as Colour

#049AD5

  • #049AD5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#049AD5 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 154, 213 and HSL 197°, 96%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#049AD5#049AD5
HEX#049AD5
RGBrgb(4, 154, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6039, 0.8353
RGB percentages1.6%, 60.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(196.9, 96.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 98.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK98.1%, 27.7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer301,781
CSS custom property--colour: #049AD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FB652A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D99D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6489D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D53F04
Analogous#04D5A8, #0431D5
Triadic#D5049A, #9AD504
Split complementary#D50432, #D5A804
Tetradic#A804D5, #D53F04, #31D504

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8E5FD
Lighter +30%#76D6FC
Lighter +20%#44C8FB
Lighter +10%#11B9FB
Darker −10%#0376A3
Darker −20%#025271
Darker −30%#012D3F
Darker −40%#00090D
More saturated +25%#009CD9
Less saturated −25%#1F8EBA

Channel breakdown

R4
G154
B213
Red4 (1.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue196.94°
Saturation (HSL)96.31%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 9A · B D5

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