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Recognised as Colour

#049CBF

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

#049CBF is a cyan with RGB values 4, 156, 191 and HSL 191°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#049CBF#049CBF
HEX#049CBF
RGBrgb(4, 156, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6118, 0.749
RGB percentages1.6%, 61.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(191.2, 95.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 97.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK97.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer302,271
CSS custom property--colour: #049CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FB6340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8798C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7289BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Dark cyan · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF2704
Analogous#04BF85, #043EBF
Triadic#BF049C, #9CBF04
Split complementary#BF043E, #BF8504
Tetradic#8504BF, #BF2704, #3EBF04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92E9FD
Lighter +30%#60DFFC
Lighter +20%#2ED4FB
Lighter +10%#05C5F1
Darker −10%#03738D
Darker −20%#024A5B
Darker −30%#012229
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009FC3
Less saturated −25%#1C8DA7

Channel breakdown

R4
G156
B191
Red4 (1.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue191.23°
Saturation (HSL)95.9%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 9C · B BF

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