Colour

#4E96B8

#4E96B8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E96B8 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 150, 184 and HSL 199°, 43%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E96B8

RGBrgb(78, 150, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5882, 0.7216

RGB percentages30.6%, 58.8%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(199.2, 42.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.2, 57.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK57.6%, 18.5%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,150,392

CSS custom property--colour: #4E96B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#B16947

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8594BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7689B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#009FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7 Sky blue · ΔE 20.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8704E

Analogous#4EB8A5, #4E61B8

Triadic#B84E96, #96B84E

Split complementary#B84E61, #B8A54E

Tetradic#A54EB8, #B8704E, #61B84E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0ECF2

Lighter +30%#BBD7E4

Lighter +20%#97C1D5

Lighter +10%#72ACC7

Darker −10%#3C7A97

Darker −20%#2E5C72

Darker −30%#1F3F4E

Darker −40%#112129

More saturated +25%#2FA1D7

Less saturated −25%#6D8B99

Channel breakdown

R78

G150

B184

Red78 (30.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue199.25°

Saturation (HSL)42.74%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 96 · B B8

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