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Recognised as Colour

#4BD0EB

  • #4BD0EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4BD0EB is a cyan with RGB values 75, 208, 235 and HSL 190°, 80%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4BD0EB#4BD0EB
HEX#4BD0EB
RGBrgb(75, 208, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.8157, 0.9216
RGB percentages29.4%, 81.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(190.1, 80%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 68.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK68.1%, 11.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,968,683
CSS custom property--colour: #4BD0EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#B42F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC9EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB664B
Analogous#4BEBB6, #4B80EB
Triadic#EB4BD0, #D0EB4B
Split complementary#EB4B80, #EBB64B
Tetradic#B64BEB, #EB664B, #80EB4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F4FA
Lighter +20%#A7E8F5
Lighter +10%#79DCF0
Darker −10%#1DC4E6
Darker −20%#159FBB
Darker −30%#10788D
Darker −40%#0B515F
More saturated +25%#37DDFF
Less saturated −25%#64BFD2

Channel breakdown

R75
G208
B235
Red75 (29.4%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue190.13°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G D0 · B EB

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