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Recognised as Colour

#4C8CA5

  • #4C8CA5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#4C8CA5 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 140, 165 and HSL 197°, 37%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#4C8CA5#4C8CA5
HEX#4C8CA5
RGBrgb(76, 140, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.549, 0.6471
RGB percentages29.8%, 54.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(196.9, 36.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 53.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK53.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,016,741
CSS custom property--colour: #4C8CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B3735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E89A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7180A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0B9494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Teal · ΔE 20.3Dark cyan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5654C
Analogous#4CA591, #4C60A5
Triadic#A54C8C, #8CA54C
Split complementary#A54C60, #A5924C
Tetradic#914CA5, #A5654C, #5FA54C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E4EB
Lighter +30%#B0CEDA
Lighter +20%#8DB9CA
Lighter +10%#6AA4BA
Darker −10%#3C6E82
Darker −20%#2C515F
Darker −30%#1C333C
Darker −40%#0C1519
More saturated +25%#2E99C3
Less saturated −25%#6A7F87

Channel breakdown

R76
G140
B165
Red76 (29.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue196.85°
Saturation (HSL)36.93%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 8C · B A5

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