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Colour

#049FFC

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

#049FFC is a blue with RGB values 4, 159, 252 and HSL 203°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#049FFC#049FFC
HEX#049FFC
RGBrgb(4, 159, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6235, 0.9882
RGB percentages1.6%, 62.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(202.5, 97.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 98.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK98.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer303,100
CSS custom property--colour: #049FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#FB6003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E90FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 32.7Light skyblue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC6104
Analogous#04FCDD, #0423FC
Triadic#FC049F, #9FFC04
Split complementary#FC0423, #FCDD04
Tetradic#DD04FC, #FC6104, #23FC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEECFE
Lighter +30%#9BD9FE
Lighter +20%#69C6FD
Lighter +10%#36B2FD
Darker −10%#0280CB
Darker −20%#026098
Darker −30%#014066
Darker −40%#012033
More saturated +25%#01A0FF
Less saturated −25%#2497DC

Channel breakdown

R4
G159
B252
Red4 (1.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)97.64%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 9F · B FC

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