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Recognised as Colour

#0296CA

  • #0296CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0296CA is a cyan with RGB values 2, 150, 202 and HSL 196°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0296CA#0296CA
HEX#0296CA
RGBrgb(2, 150, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5882, 0.7922
RGB percentages0.8%, 58.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(195.6, 98%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 99%, 79.2%)
CMYK99%, 25.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer169,674
CSS custom property--colour: #0296CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#FD6935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6485C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3602
Analogous#02CA9A, #0232CA
Triadic#CA0296, #96CA02
Split complementary#CA0232, #CA9A02
Tetradic#9A02CA, #CA3602, #32CA02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AE4FE
Lighter +30%#67D6FE
Lighter +20%#35C9FD
Lighter +10%#02BBFD
Darker −10%#017098
Darker −20%#014B65
Darker −30%#012533
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0097CC
Less saturated −25%#1C8AB1

Channel breakdown

R2
G150
B202
Red2 (0.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue195.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 96 · B CA

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