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Recognised as Colour

#4ED0E6

  • #4ED0E6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#4ED0E6 is a cyan with RGB values 78, 208, 230 and HSL 189°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#4ED0E6#4ED0E6
HEX#4ED0E6
RGBrgb(78, 208, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.8157, 0.902
RGB percentages30.6%, 81.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(188.7, 75.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 66.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.1%, 9.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,165,286
CSS custom property--colour: #4ED0E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#B12F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Light seagreen · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6644E
Analogous#4EE6B0, #4E84E6
Triadic#E64ED0, #D0E64E
Split complementary#E64E84, #E6B04E
Tetradic#B04EE6, #E6644E, #84E64E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4F4F9
Lighter +20%#A7E8F3
Lighter +10%#7BDCEC
Darker −10%#21C4E0
Darker −20%#199EB5
Darker −30%#137788
Darker −40%#0D505B
More saturated +25%#35E2FF
Less saturated −25%#67BECD

Channel breakdown

R78
G208
B230
Red78 (30.6%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue188.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.25%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G D0 · B E6

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