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Recognised as Colour

#4EBFE3

  • #4EBFE3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4EBFE3 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 191, 227 and HSL 194°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4EBFE3#4EBFE3
HEX#4EBFE3
RGBrgb(78, 191, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.749, 0.8902
RGB percentages30.6%, 74.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(194.5, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.5, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK65.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,160,931
CSS custom property--colour: #4EBFE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#B1401C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AABBE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ABE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.9Light skyblue · ΔE 12.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 22Cadetblue · ΔE 23Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3724E
Analogous#4EE3BD, #4E74E3
Triadic#E34EBF, #BFE34E
Split complementary#E34E74, #E3BD4E
Tetradic#BD4EE3, #E3724E, #74E34E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2EFF8
Lighter +20%#A6DFF1
Lighter +10%#7ACFEA
Darker −10%#23AFDB
Darker −20%#1C8CAF
Darker −30%#156983
Darker −40%#0E4557
More saturated +25%#34CCFD
Less saturated −25%#68B2C9

Channel breakdown

R78
G191
B227
Red78 (30.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue194.5°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G BF · B E3

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