Colour

#4ACEF9

#4ACEF9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#4ACEF9 is a cyan with RGB values 74, 206, 249 and HSL 195°, 94%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#4ACEF9#4ACEF9

HEX#4ACEF9

RGBrgb(74, 206, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.8078, 0.9765

RGB percentages29%, 80.8%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(194.7, 93.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 70.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK70.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,902,649

CSS custom property--colour: #4ACEF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#B53106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6C9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00DBDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1 Sky blue · ΔE 12.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 13 Light blue · ΔE 23.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 25.3 Powder blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F9754A

Analogous#4AF9CC, #4A77F9

Triadic#F94ACE, #CEF94A

Split complementary#F94A77, #F9CC4A

Tetradic#CC4AF9, #F9754A, #77F94A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEF6FE

Lighter +20%#ADE9FC

Lighter +10%#7BDBFB

Darker −10%#19C1F7

Darker −20%#07A3D6

Darker −30%#057DA5

Darker −40%#045873

More saturated +25%#44D1FF

Less saturated −25%#61C2E2

Channel breakdown

R74

G206

B249

Red74 (29%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue194.74°

Saturation (HSL)93.58%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G CE · B F9

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Colour values

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