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Recognised as Colour

#119AC5

  • #119AC5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#119AC5 is a cyan with RGB values 17, 154, 197 and HSL 194°, 84%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#119AC5#119AC5
HEX#119AC5
RGBrgb(17, 154, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.6039, 0.7725
RGB percentages6.7%, 60.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(194.3, 84.1%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 91.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK91.4%, 21.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,153,733
CSS custom property--colour: #119AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#EE653A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8397C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D88C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.6Cadetblue · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C53C11
Analogous#11C596, #1140C5
Triadic#C5119A, #9AC511
Split complementary#C51140, #C59611
Tetradic#9611C5, #C53C11, #40C511

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE5F8
Lighter +30%#7BD7F4
Lighter +20%#4CC9F0
Lighter +10%#1DBAEC
Darker −10%#0D7596
Darker −20%#095167
Darker −30%#052C38
Darker −40%#010709
More saturated +25%#00A3D6
Less saturated −25%#2C8CAA

Channel breakdown

R17
G154
B197
Red17 (6.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue194.33°
Saturation (HSL)84.11%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 9A · B C5

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