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Recognised as Colour

#4BCFEB

  • #4BCFEB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4BCFEB is a cyan with RGB values 75, 207, 235 and HSL 191°, 80%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4BCFEB#4BCFEB
HEX#4BCFEB
RGBrgb(75, 207, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.8118, 0.9216
RGB percentages29.4%, 81.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(190.5, 80%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 68.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK68.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,968,427
CSS custom property--colour: #4BCFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#B43014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC9EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Light blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB674B
Analogous#4BEBB7, #4B7FEB
Triadic#EB4BCF, #CFEB4B
Split complementary#EB4B7F, #EBB74B
Tetradic#B74BEB, #EB674B, #7FEB4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F4FA
Lighter +20%#A7E7F5
Lighter +10%#79DBF0
Darker −10%#1DC3E6
Darker −20%#159EBB
Darker −30%#10778D
Darker −40%#0B515F
More saturated +25%#37DCFF
Less saturated −25%#64BFD2

Channel breakdown

R75
G207
B235
Red75 (29.4%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue190.5°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G CF · B EB

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