Recognised as Colour

#4CDAFF

#4CDAFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#4CDAFF is a cyan with RGB values 76, 218, 255 and HSL 192°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4CDAFF#4CDAFF

HEX#4CDAFF

RGBrgb(76, 218, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.8549, 1

RGB percentages29.8%, 85.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(192.4, 100%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 70.2%, 100%)

CMYK70.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,036,799

CSS custom property--colour: #4CDAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#B32500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC2FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00E6E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.6 Light blue · ΔE 23.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF714C

Analogous#4CFFCB, #4C80FF

Triadic#FF4CDA, #DAFF4C

Split complementary#FF4C81, #FFCB4C

Tetradic#CB4CFF, #FF714C, #80FF4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5FAFF

Lighter +20%#B2EFFF

Lighter +10%#7FE5FF

Darker −10%#19CFFF

Darker −20%#00B6E5

Darker −30%#008DB2

Darker −40%#00657F

More saturated +25%#4CDAFF

Less saturated −25%#62CDE9

Channel breakdown

R76

G218

B255

Red76 (29.8%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue192.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G DA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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