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Colour

#4CADE5

  • #4CADE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4CADE5 is a blue with RGB values 76, 173, 229 and HSL 202°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4CADE5#4CADE5
HEX#4CADE5
RGBrgb(76, 173, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6784, 0.898
RGB percentages29.8%, 67.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(202, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK66.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,025,253
CSS custom property--colour: #4CADE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#B3521A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ACE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5844C
Analogous#4CE5D1, #4C60E5
Triadic#E54CAD, #ADE54C
Split complementary#E54C60, #E5D14C
Tetradic#D14CE5, #E5844C, #60E54C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2EAF8
Lighter +20%#A5D6F2
Lighter +10%#79C1EB
Darker −10%#2098DE
Darker −20%#1A7AB1
Darker −30%#135B85
Darker −40%#0D3D58
More saturated +25%#32B4FF
Less saturated −25%#66A6CB

Channel breakdown

R76
G173
B229
Red76 (29.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue201.96°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G AD · B E5

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