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Colour

#4ABADE

  • #4ABADE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4ABADE is a cyan with RGB values 74, 186, 222 and HSL 195°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4ABADE#4ABADE
HEX#4ABADE
RGBrgb(74, 186, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7294, 0.8706
RGB percentages29%, 72.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(194.6, 69.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 66.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK66.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,897,502
CSS custom property--colour: #4ABADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#B54521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B6E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A7DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Light blue · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE6E4A
Analogous#4ADEB8, #4A70DE
Triadic#DE4ABA, #BADE4A
Split complementary#DE4A70, #DEB84A
Tetradic#B84ADE, #DE6E4A, #70DE4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFD
Lighter +30%#CBEBF6
Lighter +20%#A0DBEE
Lighter +10%#75CAE6
Darker −10%#26A6CF
Darker −20%#1E83A4
Darker −30%#166179
Darker −40%#0E3E4E
More saturated +25%#2FC8F9
Less saturated −25%#65ACC3

Channel breakdown

R74
G186
B222
Red74 (29%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue194.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G BA · B DE

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