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Recognised as Colour

#4A829D

  • #4A829D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4A829D is a cyan with RGB values 74, 130, 157 and HSL 200°, 36%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4A829D#4A829D
HEX#4A829D
RGBrgb(74, 130, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5098, 0.6157
RGB percentages29%, 51%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(199.5, 35.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 52.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK52.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,883,101
CSS custom property--colour: #4A829D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B57D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75809Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#69779Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#178A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Teal · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D654A
Analogous#4A9D8F, #4A589D
Triadic#9D4A82, #829D4A
Split complementary#9D4A58, #9D8F4A
Tetradic#8F4A9D, #9D654A, #589D4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDEE7
Lighter +30%#A9C8D7
Lighter +20%#87B2C6
Lighter +10%#649BB6
Darker −10%#3A657A
Darker −20%#294958
Darker −30%#192C35
Darker −40%#090F12
More saturated +25%#2D8CBA
Less saturated −25%#677880

Channel breakdown

R74
G130
B157
Red74 (29%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue199.52°
Saturation (HSL)35.93%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 82 · B 9D

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