Colour

#04BCE6

#04BCE6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#04BCE6 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 188, 230 and HSL 191°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#04BCE6

RGBrgb(4, 188, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.7373, 0.902

RGB percentages1.6%, 73.7%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(191.2, 96.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 98.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK98.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer310,502

CSS custom property--colour: #04BCE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#FB4319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3B7E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AA5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.8 Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 26.8 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E62E04

Analogous#04E69F, #044BE6

Triadic#E604BC, #BCE604

Split complementary#E6044B, #E69F04

Tetradic#9F04E6, #E62E04, #4BE604

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8F1FE

Lighter +30%#86E7FD

Lighter +20%#54DDFC

Lighter +10%#22D3FB

Darker −10%#0393B4

Darker −20%#026A82

Darker −30%#014150

Darker −40%#01181D

More saturated +25%#00BFEA

Less saturated −25%#21AAC9

Channel breakdown

G188

B230

Red4 (1.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue191.15°

Saturation (HSL)96.58%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G BC · B E6

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Colour values

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