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Recognised as Colour

#028FCA

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

#028FCA is a cyan with RGB values 2, 143, 202 and HSL 198°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#028FCA#028FCA
HEX#028FCA
RGBrgb(2, 143, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5608, 0.7922
RGB percentages0.8%, 56.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(197.7, 98%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 99%, 79.2%)
CMYK99%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer167,882
CSS custom property--colour: #028FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FD7035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Sky blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3D02
Analogous#02CAA1, #022BCA
Triadic#CA028F, #8FCA02
Split complementary#CA022B, #CAA102
Tetradic#A102CA, #CA3D02, #2BCA02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AE0FE
Lighter +30%#67D1FE
Lighter +20%#35C2FD
Lighter +10%#02B3FD
Darker −10%#016B98
Darker −20%#014765
Darker −30%#012433
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0090CC
Less saturated −25%#1C85B1

Channel breakdown

R2
G143
B202
Red2 (0.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue197.7°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 8F · B CA

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