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#0480EC Color

#0480EC is rgb(4, 128, 236) in RGB, hsl(208, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 46%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0480EC
HEX#0480EC
RGBrgb(4, 128, 236)
HSLhsl(208, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(208, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 46%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.187 253.5)
LABlab(52.49% 2.54 -63.73)
LCHlch(52.49% 63.78 272.28)

What #0480EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0480EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 6.19Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 7.51Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 8.39Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 8.53True Blue#0073CFΔE 9.63Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 11.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#0480EC Channel Values

How #0480EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 128 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0480EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0480EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0480EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0480EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0480EC
Complementary
#EC7004
Analogous
#04ECE4
Analogous
#040BEC
Triadic
#EC0480
Triadic
#80EC04
Split comp.
#EC040B
Split comp.
#ECE404

Tints & Shades of #0480EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1891FB
#40A4FC
#63B5FD
#86C6FD
#AAD6FE
#D2EAFE

Shades

#036FCE
#035FB0
#024F92
#023C6F
#012B50
#011B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0480EC.

How #0480EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0480EC
Protanopia#7575EC
Protanomaly#5C7AEC
Deuteranopia#6A6AED
Deuteranomaly#5374EC
Tritanopia#009494
Tritanomaly#008CBE
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0480EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0480ec: #0480EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0480EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0480ec': '#0480EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.502, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_0480ec">#0480EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#0480EC"

More Blue Colors

#0480EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0480EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0480EC?

#0480EC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(4, 128, 236) in RGB and hsl(208, 97%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #0480EC?

#0480EC is rgb(4, 128, 236) — red 4, green 128, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0480EC?

#0480EC converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 46%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0480EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0480EC scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0480EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0480EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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