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Recognised as Colour

#4ABDD7

  • #4ABDD7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4ABDD7 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 189, 215 and HSL 191°, 64%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4ABDD7#4ABDD7
HEX#4ABDD7
RGBrgb(74, 189, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7412, 0.8431
RGB percentages29%, 74.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(191.1, 63.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 65.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK65.6%, 12.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,898,263
CSS custom property--colour: #4ABDD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B54228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB7D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A8D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 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 text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7644A
Analogous#4AD7AA, #4A77D7
Triadic#D74ABD, #BDD74A
Split complementary#D74A77, #D7AB4A
Tetradic#AA4AD7, #D7644A, #76D74A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAFC
Lighter +30%#C7EBF3
Lighter +20%#9EDBE9
Lighter +10%#74CCE0
Darker −10%#2BA7C3
Darker −20%#228399
Darker −30%#195F6F
Darker −40%#0F3C46
More saturated +25%#2ECEF3
Less saturated −25%#66ACBB

Channel breakdown

R74
G189
B215
Red74 (29%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue191.06°
Saturation (HSL)63.8%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G BD · B D7

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