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Colour

#028ABE

  • #028ABE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#028ABE is a cyan with RGB values 2, 138, 190 and HSL 197°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#028ABE#028ABE
HEX#028ABE
RGBrgb(2, 138, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5412, 0.7451
RGB percentages0.8%, 54.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(196.6, 97.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 98.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK98.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer166,590
CSS custom property--colour: #028ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FD7541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7089C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00989Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE3602
Analogous#02BE94, #022CBE
Triadic#BE028A, #8ABE02
Split complementary#BE022C, #BE9402
Tetradic#9402BE, #BE3602, #2CBE02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EDFFE
Lighter +30%#5CD1FD
Lighter +20%#29C2FD
Lighter +10%#03AFF0
Darker −10%#01658C
Darker −20%#014159
Darker −30%#001C27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008BC0
Less saturated −25%#1A7FA6

Channel breakdown

R2
G138
B190
Red2 (0.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue196.6°
Saturation (HSL)97.92%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 8A · B BE

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