Recognised as Colour

#4BC0DA

#4BC0DA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#4BC0DA is a cyan with RGB values 75, 192, 218 and HSL 191°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4BC0DA#4BC0DA

HEX#4BC0DA

RGBrgb(75, 192, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.7529, 0.8549

RGB percentages29.4%, 75.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(190.9, 65.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 65.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK65.6%, 11.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,964,570

CSS custom property--colour: #4BC0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#B43F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEBADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#99ABDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00CAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA654B

Analogous#4BDAAC, #4B79DA

Triadic#DA4BC0, #C0DA4B

Split complementary#DA4B79, #DAAC4B

Tetradic#AC4BDA, #DA654B, #79DA4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4FBFD

Lighter +30%#CAECF4

Lighter +20%#A0DEEB

Lighter +10%#75CFE3

Darker −10%#29ACC9

Darker −20%#21889E

Darker −30%#186374

Darker −40%#0F3F4A

More saturated +25%#30D1F5

Less saturated −25%#66AFBF

Channel breakdown

R75

G192

B218

Red75 (29.4%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)65.9%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G C0 · B DA

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