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Recognised as Colour

#4ECBE3

  • #4ECBE3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4ECBE3 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 203, 227 and HSL 190°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4ECBE3#4ECBE3
HEX#4ECBE3
RGBrgb(78, 203, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.7961, 0.8902
RGB percentages30.6%, 79.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(189.7, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK65.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,164,003
CSS custom property--colour: #4ECBE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#B1341C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Light blue · ΔE 20.8Light seagreen · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3664E
Analogous#4EE3B1, #4E80E3
Triadic#E34ECB, #CBE34E
Split complementary#E34E81, #E3B14E
Tetradic#B04EE3, #E3664E, #81E34E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2F2F8
Lighter +20%#A6E5F1
Lighter +10%#7AD8EA
Darker −10%#23BEDB
Darker −20%#1C98AF
Darker −30%#157183
Darker −40%#0E4B57
More saturated +25%#34DCFD
Less saturated −25%#68BAC9

Channel breakdown

R78
G203
B227
Red78 (30.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue189.66°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G CB · B E3

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