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Recognised as Colour

#4CB0D6

  • #4CB0D6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4CB0D6 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 176, 214 and HSL 197°, 63%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4CB0D6#4CB0D6
HEX#4CB0D6
RGBrgb(76, 176, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6902, 0.8392
RGB percentages29.8%, 69%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(196.5, 62.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 64.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK64.5%, 17.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,026,006
CSS custom property--colour: #4CB0D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#B34F29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CADD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#889ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6724C
Analogous#4CD6B7, #4C6BD6
Triadic#D64CB0, #B0D64C
Split complementary#D64C6B, #D6B74C
Tetradic#B74CD6, #D6724C, #6BD64C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F9FC
Lighter +30%#C8E7F3
Lighter +20%#9FD5E9
Lighter +10%#75C2E0
Darker −10%#2D99C2
Darker −20%#237899
Darker −30%#1A586F
Darker −40%#103746
More saturated +25%#30BCF2
Less saturated −25%#67A4BB

Channel breakdown

R76
G176
B214
Red76 (29.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue196.52°
Saturation (HSL)62.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G B0 · B D6

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