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Recognised as Colour

#4F9DA8

  • #4F9DA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#4F9DA8 is a cyan with RGB values 79, 157, 168 and HSL 187°, 36%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#4F9DA8#4F9DA8
HEX#4F9DA8
RGBrgb(79, 157, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6157, 0.6588
RGB percentages31%, 61.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(187.4, 36%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.4, 53%, 65.9%)
CMYK53%, 6.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,217,704
CSS custom property--colour: #4F9DA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#B06257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9298A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#848DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#08A3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 5.8Dark cyan · ΔE 13.4Teal · ΔE 15.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A85A4F
Analogous#4FA887, #4F70A8
Triadic#A84F9D, #9DA84F
Split complementary#A84F70, #A8874F
Tetradic#874FA8, #A85A4F, #70A84F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7EAEC
Lighter +30%#B4D7DC
Lighter +20%#91C4CC
Lighter +10%#6FB2BB
Darker −10%#3F7D85
Darker −20%#2E5C63
Darker −30%#1E3C40
Darker −40%#0E1B1D
More saturated +25%#30B4C7
Less saturated −25%#6E8689

Channel breakdown

R79
G157
B168
Red79 (31%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue187.42°
Saturation (HSL)36.03%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 9D · B A8

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