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Recognised as Colour

#4EA9C9

  • #4EA9C9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4EA9C9 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 169, 201 and HSL 196°, 53%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4EA9C9#4EA9C9
HEX#4EA9C9
RGBrgb(78, 169, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6627, 0.7882
RGB percentages30.6%, 66.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(195.6, 53.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 61.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK61.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,155,273
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA9C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#B15636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A5CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8598C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C96E4E
Analogous#4EC9AC, #4E6CC9
Triadic#C94EA9, #A9C94E
Split complementary#C94E6B, #C9AC4E
Tetradic#AC4EC9, #C96E4E, #6BC94E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF5F9
Lighter +30%#C3E2ED
Lighter +20%#9CCFE1
Lighter +10%#75BCD5
Darker −10%#358FAF
Darker −20%#296F88
Darker −30%#1D4F61
Darker −40%#122F39
More saturated +25%#31B7E6
Less saturated −25%#6B9BAC

Channel breakdown

R78
G169
B201
Red78 (30.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue195.61°
Saturation (HSL)53.25%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G A9 · B C9

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