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Recognised as Colour

#4494A5

  • #4494A5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4494A5 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 148, 165 and HSL 191°, 42%, 46%. 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

#4494A5#4494A5
HEX#4494A5
RGBrgb(68, 148, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5804, 0.6471
RGB percentages26.7%, 58%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(190.5, 41.6%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 58.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,494,501
CSS custom property--colour: #4494A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BB6B5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8790A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7985A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7Dark cyan · ΔE 14.4Teal · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A55544
Analogous#44A585, #4464A5
Triadic#A54494, #94A544
Split complementary#A54464, #A58544
Tetradic#8544A5, #A55544, #64A544

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE4EA
Lighter +30%#A7D2DB
Lighter +20%#83BFCC
Lighter +10%#5FADBD
Darker −10%#357481
Darker −20%#26535D
Darker −30%#173339
Darker −40%#081215
More saturated +25%#27A7C2
Less saturated −25%#618188

Channel breakdown

R68
G148
B165
Red68 (26.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue190.52°
Saturation (HSL)41.63%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 94 · B A5

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