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Colour

#049CED

  • #049CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#049CED is a blue with RGB values 4, 156, 237 and HSL 201°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#049CED#049CED
HEX#049CED
RGBrgb(4, 156, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6118, 0.9294
RGB percentages1.6%, 61.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(200.9, 96.7%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 98.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK98.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer302,317
CSS custom property--colour: #049CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#FB6312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#568CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8Sky blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED5504
Analogous#04EDCA, #0427ED
Triadic#ED049C, #9CED04
Split complementary#ED0427, #EDC904
Tetradic#CA04ED, #ED5504, #28ED04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE8FE
Lighter +30%#8DD6FD
Lighter +20%#5BC4FC
Lighter +10%#29B2FB
Darker −10%#037BBB
Darker −20%#025A89
Darker −30%#013957
Darker −40%#011824
More saturated +25%#009DF1
Less saturated −25%#2293CF

Channel breakdown

R4
G156
B237
Red4 (1.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue200.86°
Saturation (HSL)96.68%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 9C · B ED

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