Colour

#4D9EBA

#4D9EBA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#4D9EBA is a cyan with RGB values 77, 158, 186 and HSL 195°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D9EBA

RGBrgb(77, 158, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6196, 0.7294

RGB percentages30.2%, 62%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(195.4, 44.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.4, 58.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK58.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,086,906

CSS custom property--colour: #4D9EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#B26145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9BBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9 Sky blue · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA694D

Analogous#4DBAA0, #4D67BA

Triadic#BA4D9E, #9EBA4D

Split complementary#BA4D67, #BAA04D

Tetradic#A04DBA, #BA694D, #67BA4D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0EEF3

Lighter +30%#BBDAE5

Lighter +20%#97C6D6

Lighter +10%#72B2C8

Darker −10%#3B8199

Darker −20%#2D6274

Darker −30%#1F434F

Darker −40%#10242B

More saturated +25%#2EADD9

Less saturated −25%#6C8F9B

Channel breakdown

R77

G158

B186

Red77 (30.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue195.41°

Saturation (HSL)44.13%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 9E · B BA

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