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Recognised as Colour

#04A2FC

  • #04A2FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#04A2FC is a blue with RGB values 4, 162, 252 and HSL 202°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#04A2FC#04A2FC
HEX#04A2FC
RGBrgb(4, 162, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6353, 0.9882
RGB percentages1.6%, 63.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(201.8, 97.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 98.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK98.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer303,868
CSS custom property--colour: #04A2FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#FB5D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5492FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2Royal blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC5E04
Analogous#04FCDA, #0426FC
Triadic#FC04A2, #A2FC04
Split complementary#FC0426, #FCDA04
Tetradic#DA04FC, #FC5E04, #26FC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEEDFE
Lighter +30%#9BDAFE
Lighter +20%#69C7FD
Lighter +10%#36B5FD
Darker −10%#0282CB
Darker −20%#026298
Darker −30%#014166
Darker −40%#012133
More saturated +25%#01A3FF
Less saturated −25%#2499DC

Channel breakdown

R4
G162
B252
Red4 (1.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue201.77°
Saturation (HSL)97.64%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G A2 · B FC

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