Recognised as Colour

#4CB2D6

#4CB2D6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#4CB2D6 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 178, 214 and HSL 196°, 63%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4CB2D6

RGBrgb(76, 178, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.698, 0.8392

RGB percentages29.8%, 69.8%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(195.7, 62.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 64.5%, 83.9%)

CMYK64.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,026,518

CSS custom property--colour: #4CB2D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#B34D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EAED8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00BDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 14 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8 Steel blue · ΔE 22 Light blue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6704C

Analogous#4CD6B5, #4C6DD6

Triadic#D64CB2, #B2D64C

Split complementary#D64C6D, #D6B54C

Tetradic#B54CD6, #D6704C, #6DD64C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2F9FC

Lighter +30%#C8E8F3

Lighter +20%#9FD6E9

Lighter +10%#75C4E0

Darker −10%#2D9BC2

Darker −20%#237A99

Darker −30%#1A596F

Darker −40%#103846

More saturated +25%#30BFF2

Less saturated −25%#67A5BB

Channel breakdown

R76

G178

B214

Red76 (29.8%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue195.65°

Saturation (HSL)62.73%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G B2 · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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