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Recognised as Colour

#4894A9

  • #4894A9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4894A9 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 148, 169 and HSL 193°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4894A9#4894A9
HEX#4894A9
RGBrgb(72, 148, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5804, 0.6627
RGB percentages28.2%, 58%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(193, 40.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193, 57.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK57.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,756,649
CSS custom property--colour: #4894A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B76B56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8690AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7885A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Bno 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 text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Teal · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A95D48
Analogous#48A98E, #4863A9
Triadic#A94894, #94A948
Split complementary#A94863, #A98D48
Tetradic#8E48A9, #A95D48, #63A948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E6EC
Lighter +30%#AED2DC
Lighter +20%#8ABFCD
Lighter +10%#66ABBE
Darker −10%#397585
Darker −20%#2A5561
Darker −30%#1A363E
Darker −40%#0B171A
More saturated +25%#2AA5C7
Less saturated −25%#66838B

Channel breakdown

R72
G148
B169
Red72 (28.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue192.99°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 94 · B A9

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