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Recognised as Colour

#4CB0DC

  • #4CB0DC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4CB0DC is a cyan with RGB values 76, 176, 220 and HSL 198°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4CB0DC#4CB0DC
HEX#4CB0DC
RGBrgb(76, 176, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6902, 0.8627
RGB percentages29.8%, 69%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(198.3, 67.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 65.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK65.5%, 20%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,026,012
CSS custom property--colour: #4CB0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#B34F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#869FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Cadetblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC784C
Analogous#4CDCC0, #4C68DC
Triadic#DC4CB0, #B0DC4C
Split complementary#DC4C68, #DCC04C
Tetradic#C04CDC, #DC784C, #68DC4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFD
Lighter +30%#CCE8F5
Lighter +20%#A1D6ED
Lighter +10%#77C3E4
Darker −10%#289BCD
Darker −20%#207AA2
Darker −30%#175A78
Darker −40%#0F3A4D
More saturated +25%#31BAF7
Less saturated −25%#67A6C1

Channel breakdown

R76
G176
B220
Red76 (29.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue198.33°
Saturation (HSL)67.29%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G B0 · B DC

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