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Colour

#4494A2

  • #4494A2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4494A2 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 148, 162 and HSL 189°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4494A2#4494A2
HEX#4494A2
RGBrgb(68, 148, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5804, 0.6353
RGB percentages26.7%, 58%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(188.9, 40.9%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 58%, 63.5%)
CMYK58%, 8.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,494,498
CSS custom property--colour: #4494A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BB6B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888FA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A84A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Dark cyan · ΔE 12.9Teal · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19Light seagreen · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A25244
Analogous#44A281, #4465A2
Triadic#A24494, #94A244
Split complementary#A24465, #A28144
Tetradic#8144A2, #A25244, #65A244

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E4E9
Lighter +30%#A6D2D9
Lighter +20%#82C0CA
Lighter +10%#5EADBB
Darker −10%#35737E
Darker −20%#26525A
Darker −30%#173236
Darker −40%#081112
More saturated +25%#27A8BF
Less saturated −25%#618085

Channel breakdown

R68
G148
B162
Red68 (26.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue188.94°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 94 · B A2

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