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Colour

#04BBDC

  • #04BBDC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#04BBDC is a cyan with RGB values 4, 187, 220 and HSL 189°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#04BBDC#04BBDC
HEX#04BBDC
RGBrgb(4, 187, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.7333, 0.8627
RGB percentages1.6%, 73.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(189.2, 96.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 98.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK98.2%, 15%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer310,236
CSS custom property--colour: #04BBDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#FB4423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B5DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.7Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC2504
Analogous#04DC91, #044FDC
Triadic#DC04BB, #BBDC04
Split complementary#DC044F, #DC9104
Tetradic#9104DC, #DC2504, #4FDC04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEF1FE
Lighter +30%#7CE9FD
Lighter +20%#4AE1FC
Lighter +10%#18D8FB
Darker −10%#0390AA
Darker −20%#026678
Darker −30%#013B46
Darker −40%#001114
More saturated +25%#00BEE0
Less saturated −25%#20A8C0

Channel breakdown

R4
G187
B220
Red4 (1.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue189.17°
Saturation (HSL)96.43%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G BB · B DC

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