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Recognised as Colour

#4593AB

  • #4593AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4593AB is a cyan with RGB values 69, 147, 171 and HSL 194°, 43%, 47%. 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

#4593AB#4593AB
HEX#4593AB
RGBrgb(69, 147, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.5765, 0.6706
RGB percentages27.1%, 57.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(194.1, 42.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 59.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK59.6%, 14%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,559,787
CSS custom property--colour: #4593AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BA6C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#7684ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 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 text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Teal · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB5D45
Analogous#45AB90, #4560AB
Triadic#AB4593, #93AB45
Split complementary#AB4560, #AB9045
Tetradic#9045AB, #AB5D45, #60AB45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E5EC
Lighter +30%#ACD2DD
Lighter +20%#87BECF
Lighter +10%#63AAC0
Darker −10%#367487
Darker −20%#285562
Darker −30%#19353E
Darker −40%#0A161A
More saturated +25%#27A3C9
Less saturated −25%#63838D

Channel breakdown

R69
G147
B171
Red69 (27.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue194.12°
Saturation (HSL)42.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 93 · B AB

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