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Colour

#4BCBE5

  • #4BCBE5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4BCBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 75, 203, 229 and HSL 190°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4BCBE5#4BCBE5
HEX#4BCBE5
RGBrgb(75, 203, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.7961, 0.898
RGB percentages29.4%, 79.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(190.1, 74.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 67.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK67.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,967,397
CSS custom property--colour: #4BCBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#B4341A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C5E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B4E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5654B
Analogous#4BE5B2, #4B7EE5
Triadic#E54BCB, #CBE54B
Split complementary#E54B7E, #E5B24B
Tetradic#B24BE5, #E5654B, #7EE54B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D1F2F8
Lighter +20%#A4E5F2
Lighter +10%#78D8EB
Darker −10%#20BDDD
Darker −20%#1997B1
Darker −30%#137184
Darker −40%#0D4B57
More saturated +25%#31DCFF
Less saturated −25%#65BACB

Channel breakdown

R75
G203
B229
Red75 (29.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue190.13°
Saturation (HSL)74.76%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G CB · B E5

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