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Recognised as Colour

#4791A5

  • #4791A5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4791A5 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 145, 165 and HSL 193°, 40%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4791A5#4791A5
HEX#4791A5
RGBrgb(71, 145, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.5686, 0.6471
RGB percentages27.8%, 56.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(192.8, 39.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.8, 57%, 64.7%)
CMYK57%, 12.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,690,341
CSS custom property--colour: #4791A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B86E5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848DA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7683A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Dark cyan · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Teal · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A55B47
Analogous#47A58A, #4762A5
Triadic#A54791, #91A547
Split complementary#A54762, #A58A47
Tetradic#8A47A5, #A55B47, #62A547

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE4EA
Lighter +30%#AAD0DB
Lighter +20%#87BDCB
Lighter +10%#63A9BC
Darker −10%#387281
Darker −20%#28525E
Darker −30%#19333A
Darker −40%#0A1416
More saturated +25%#29A2C3
Less saturated −25%#658088

Channel breakdown

R71
G145
B165
Red71 (27.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue192.77°
Saturation (HSL)39.83%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 91 · B A5

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