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Recognised as Colour

#4CC6E6

  • #4CC6E6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4CC6E6 is a cyan with RGB values 76, 198, 230 and HSL 192°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4CC6E6#4CC6E6
HEX#4CC6E6
RGBrgb(76, 198, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.7765, 0.902
RGB percentages29.8%, 77.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(192.5, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK67%, 13.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,031,654
CSS custom property--colour: #4CC6E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#B33919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB1E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 21.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E66C4C
Analogous#4CE6B9, #4C79E6
Triadic#E64CC6, #C6E64C
Split complementary#E64C79, #E6B94C
Tetradic#B94CE6, #E66C4C, #79E64C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2F1F9
Lighter +20%#A6E3F3
Lighter +10%#79D4EC
Darker −10%#1FB8E0
Darker −20%#1993B3
Darker −30%#136E86
Darker −40%#0C4A5A
More saturated +25%#33D5FF
Less saturated −25%#65B7CD

Channel breakdown

R76
G198
B230
Red76 (29.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue192.47°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G C6 · B E6

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