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Recognised as Colour

#4794B1

  • #4794B1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4794B1 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 148, 177 and HSL 196°, 43%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4794B1#4794B1
HEX#4794B1
RGBrgb(71, 148, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.5804, 0.6941
RGB percentages27.8%, 58%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(196.4, 42.7%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 59.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK59.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,691,121
CSS custom property--colour: #4794B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#B86B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8491B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7586B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Dark cyan · ΔE 21.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B16447
Analogous#47B199, #475FB1
Triadic#B14794, #94B147
Split complementary#B1475F, #B19947
Tetradic#9947B1, #B16447, #5FB147

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E8EE
Lighter +30%#B1D3E0
Lighter +20%#8DBED1
Lighter +10%#68AAC3
Darker −10%#38768D
Darker −20%#2A5768
Darker −30%#1B3944
Darker −40%#0D1A1F
More saturated +25%#28A2D0
Less saturated −25%#668692

Channel breakdown

R71
G148
B177
Red71 (27.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue196.42°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 94 · B B1

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