Colour

#4E8997

#4E8997
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#4E8997 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 137, 151 and HSL 192°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E8997

RGBrgb(78, 137, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5373, 0.5922

RGB percentages30.6%, 53.7%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(191.5, 31.9%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 48.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK48.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,147,031

CSS custom property--colour: #4E8997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#B17668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#737D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#288E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Teal · ΔE 15.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 16 Gray · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#975C4E

Analogous#4E9781, #4E6497

Triadic#974E89, #89974E

Split complementary#974E65, #97814E

Tetradic#814E97, #975C4E, #64974E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCE0E5

Lighter +30%#ABCCD3

Lighter +20%#89B7C2

Lighter +10%#67A3B1

Darker −10%#3D6A75

Darker −20%#2B4C54

Darker −30%#1A2D32

Darker −40%#090F10

More saturated +25%#319BB4

Less saturated −25%#6B777A

Channel breakdown

R78

G137

B151

Red78 (30.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue191.51°

Saturation (HSL)31.88%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 89 · B 97

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