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Recognised as Colour

#4888A7

  • #4888A7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4888A7 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 136, 167 and HSL 200°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4888A7#4888A7
HEX#4888A7
RGBrgb(72, 136, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5333, 0.6549
RGB percentages28.2%, 53.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(199.6, 39.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 56.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK56.9%, 18.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,753,575
CSS custom property--colour: #4888A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B77758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7986A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7CA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9Teal · ΔE 23.2Dark cyan · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76748
Analogous#48A796, #4859A7
Triadic#A74888, #88A748
Split complementary#A74859, #A79648
Tetradic#9648A7, #A76748, #59A748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E2EB
Lighter +30%#ADCCDB
Lighter +20%#89B6CC
Lighter +10%#65A0BD
Darker −10%#396B83
Darker −20%#294E60
Darker −30%#1A313C
Darker −40%#0B1418
More saturated +25%#2A92C5
Less saturated −25%#667E89

Channel breakdown

R72
G136
B167
Red72 (28.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue199.58°
Saturation (HSL)39.75%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 88 · B A7

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