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Colour

#4ABBE8

  • #4ABBE8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4ABBE8 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 187, 232 and HSL 197°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4ABBE8#4ABBE8
HEX#4ABBE8
RGBrgb(74, 187, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7333, 0.9098
RGB percentages29%, 73.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(197.1, 77.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 68.1%, 91%)
CMYK68.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,897,768
CSS custom property--colour: #4ABBE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B54417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B8EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Light blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8774A
Analogous#4AE8C6, #4A6CE8
Triadic#E84ABB, #BBE84A
Split complementary#E84A6C, #E8C64A
Tetradic#C64AE8, #E8774A, #6CE84A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2EEF9
Lighter +20%#A5DDF3
Lighter +10%#77CCEE
Darker −10%#1DAAE2
Darker −20%#1788B5
Darker −30%#116688
Darker −40%#0C445B
More saturated +25%#33C5FF
Less saturated −25%#63B0CF

Channel breakdown

R74
G187
B232
Red74 (29%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue197.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.45%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G BB · B E8

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