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Recognised as Colour

#4B788D

  • #4B788D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#4B788D is a cyan with RGB values 75, 120, 141 and HSL 199°, 31%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#4B788D#4B788D
HEX#4B788D
RGBrgb(75, 120, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.4706, 0.5529
RGB percentages29.4%, 47.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(199.1, 30.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 46.8%, 55.3%)
CMYK46.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,946,061
CSS custom property--colour: #4B788D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#B48772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D768Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#646F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2D7E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Gray · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D604B
Analogous#4B8D81, #4B578D
Triadic#8D4B78, #788D4B
Split complementary#8D4B57, #8D814B
Tetradic#814B8D, #8D604B, #578D4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D7E0
Lighter +30%#A3C0CE
Lighter +20%#82AABC
Lighter +10%#6093AB
Darker −10%#395C6C
Darker −20%#283F4A
Darker −30%#162329
Darker −40%#040708
More saturated +25%#3082A8
Less saturated −25%#666E72

Channel breakdown

R75
G120
B141
Red75 (29.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue199.09°
Saturation (HSL)30.56%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 78 · B 8D

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