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Recognised as Colour

#4CBDD4

  • #4CBDD4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4CBDD4 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 189, 212 and HSL 190°, 61%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4CBDD4#4CBDD4
HEX#4CBDD4
RGBrgb(76, 189, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.7412, 0.8314
RGB percentages29.8%, 74.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(190.1, 61.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 64.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK64.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,029,332
CSS custom property--colour: #4CBDD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#B3422B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB7D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A8D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4634C
Analogous#4CD4A7, #4C79D4
Triadic#D44CBD, #BDD44C
Split complementary#D44C79, #D4A74C
Tetradic#A74CD4, #D4634C, #79D44C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FAFC
Lighter +30%#C7EAF2
Lighter +20%#9EDBE8
Lighter +10%#75CCDE
Darker −10%#2EA7BF
Darker −20%#248396
Darker −30%#1A5F6D
Darker −40%#103B44
More saturated +25%#30CFF0
Less saturated −25%#68ABB8

Channel breakdown

R76
G189
B212
Red76 (29.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue190.15°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G BD · B D4

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