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Recognised as Colour

#4BBCD6

  • #4BBCD6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4BBCD6 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 188, 214 and HSL 191°, 63%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4BBCD6#4BBCD6
HEX#4BBCD6
RGBrgb(75, 188, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.7373, 0.8392
RGB percentages29.4%, 73.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(191.2, 62.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 65%, 83.9%)
CMYK65%, 12.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,963,542
CSS custom property--colour: #4BBCD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B44329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB6D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6654B
Analogous#4BD6AB, #4B76D6
Triadic#D64BBC, #BCD64B
Split complementary#D64B76, #D6AB4B
Tetradic#AB4BD6, #D6654B, #76D64B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAFC
Lighter +30%#C8EAF2
Lighter +20%#9EDBE9
Lighter +10%#75CBDF
Darker −10%#2CA6C2
Darker −20%#238298
Darker −30%#195F6F
Darker −40%#103B45
More saturated +25%#2FCDF2
Less saturated −25%#67ABBA

Channel breakdown

R75
G188
B214
Red75 (29.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue191.22°
Saturation (HSL)62.9%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G BC · B D6

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