Recognised as Colour

#4890A8

#4890A8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#4890A8 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 144, 168 and HSL 195°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4890A8

RGBrgb(72, 144, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5647, 0.6588

RGB percentages28.2%, 56.5%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(195, 40%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 57.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK57.1%, 14.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,755,624

CSS custom property--colour: #4890A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24151WCAG 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 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#B76F57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7482A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#009898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9 Teal · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A86048

Analogous#48A890, #4860A8

Triadic#A84890, #90A848

Split complementary#A84860, #A89048

Tetradic#9048A8, #A86048, #60A848

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D1E5EB

Lighter +30%#ADD0DC

Lighter +20%#89BCCD

Lighter +10%#66A7BD

Darker −10%#397184

Darker −20%#295361

Darker −30%#1A343D

Darker −40%#0B1619

More saturated +25%#2A9FC6

Less saturated −25%#66818A

Channel breakdown

R72

G144

B168

Red72 (28.2%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 90 · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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