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Recognised as Colour

#0299DC

  • #0299DC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0299DC is a cyan with RGB values 2, 153, 220 and HSL 198°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0299DC#0299DC
HEX#0299DC
RGBrgb(2, 153, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6, 0.8627
RGB percentages0.8%, 60%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(198.4, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK99.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer170,460
CSS custom property--colour: #0299DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FD6623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#789ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E89DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Sky blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC4502
Analogous#02DCB2, #022CDC
Triadic#DC0299, #99DC02
Split complementary#DC022C, #DCB202
Tetradic#B202DC, #DC4502, #2CDC02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACE5FE
Lighter +30%#79D5FE
Lighter +20%#47C5FD
Lighter +10%#14B5FD
Darker −10%#0276A9
Darker −20%#015377
Darker −30%#013044
Darker −40%#000C12
More saturated +25%#009ADE
Less saturated −25%#1E8EC0

Channel breakdown

R2
G153
B220
Red2 (0.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue198.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 99 · B DC

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