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Recognised as Colour

#4AAFDA

  • #4AAFDA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4AAFDA is a cyan with RGB values 74, 175, 218 and HSL 198°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4AAFDA#4AAFDA
HEX#4AAFDA
RGBrgb(74, 175, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6863, 0.8549
RGB percentages29%, 68.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(197.9, 66.1%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 66.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK66.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,894,682
CSS custom property--colour: #4AAFDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#B55025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ACDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#859ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Cadetblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA754A
Analogous#4ADABD, #4A67DA
Triadic#DA4AAF, #AFDA4A
Split complementary#DA4A67, #DABD4A
Tetradic#BD4ADA, #DA754A, #67DA4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FAFD
Lighter +30%#C9E7F4
Lighter +20%#9FD4EB
Lighter +10%#74C2E3
Darker −10%#2999C8
Darker −20%#20789E
Darker −30%#185873
Darker −40%#0F3849
More saturated +25%#2FBAF5
Less saturated −25%#65A4BF

Channel breakdown

R74
G175
B218
Red74 (29%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue197.92°
Saturation (HSL)66.06%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G AF · B DA

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