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Recognised as Colour

#4DBDCE

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

#4DBDCE is a cyan with RGB values 77, 189, 206 and HSL 188°, 57%, 55%. 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

#4DBDCE#4DBDCE
HEX#4DBDCE
RGBrgb(77, 189, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.7412, 0.8078
RGB percentages30.2%, 74.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(187.9, 56.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 62.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK62.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,094,862
CSS custom property--colour: #4DBDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B24231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5E4D
Analogous#4DCE9F, #4D7CCE
Triadic#CE4DBD, #BDCE4D
Split complementary#CE4D7C, #CE9F4D
Tetradic#9F4DCE, #CE5E4D, #7CCE4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8FA
Lighter +30%#C5E9EF
Lighter +20%#9DDBE4
Lighter +10%#75CCD9
Darker −10%#32A5B6
Darker −20%#27808E
Darker −30%#1C5C66
Darker −40%#11383E
More saturated +25%#31D2EA
Less saturated −25%#69A8B2

Channel breakdown

R77
G189
B206
Red77 (30.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue187.91°
Saturation (HSL)56.83%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G BD · B CE

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