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Colour

#4BC1ED

  • #4BC1ED
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#4BC1ED is a cyan with RGB values 75, 193, 237 and HSL 196°, 82%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#4BC1ED#4BC1ED
HEX#4BC1ED
RGBrgb(75, 193, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.7569, 0.9294
RGB percentages29.4%, 75.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(196.3, 81.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 68.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK68.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,964,845
CSS custom property--colour: #4BC1ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#B43E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BDEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ADECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED774B
Analogous#4BEDC8, #4B70ED
Triadic#ED4BC1, #C1ED4B
Split complementary#ED4B70, #EDC84B
Tetradic#C84BED, #ED774B, #70ED4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6F1FB
Lighter +20%#A8E1F6
Lighter +10%#79D1F2
Darker −10%#1DB1E8
Darker −20%#1390BF
Darker −30%#0E6D91
Darker −40%#0A4A62
More saturated +25%#39C9FF
Less saturated −25%#64B6D4

Channel breakdown

R75
G193
B237
Red75 (29.4%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue196.3°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G C1 · B ED

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