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Recognised as Colour

#4EACC5

  • #4EACC5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4EACC5 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 172, 197 and HSL 193°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4EACC5#4EACC5
HEX#4EACC5
RGBrgb(78, 172, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6745, 0.7725
RGB percentages30.6%, 67.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(192.6, 50.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 60.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK60.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,156,037
CSS custom property--colour: #4EACC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#B1533A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA7C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9AC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Dark cyan · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5674E
Analogous#4EC5A3, #4E71C5
Triadic#C54EAC, #ACC54E
Split complementary#C54E71, #C5A24E
Tetradic#A24EC5, #C5674E, #71C54E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F4F7
Lighter +30%#C1E2EB
Lighter +20%#9BD0DE
Lighter +10%#74BED2
Darker −10%#3791A9
Darker −20%#2B7082
Darker −30%#1E4F5C
Darker −40%#122E35
More saturated +25%#31BDE2
Less saturated −25%#6B9BA8

Channel breakdown

R78
G172
B197
Red78 (30.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue192.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.64%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G AC · B C5

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