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Recognised as Colour

#1679A3

  • #1679A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1679A3 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 121, 163 and HSL 198°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1679A3#1679A3
HEX#1679A3
RGBrgb(22, 121, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.4745, 0.6392
RGB percentages8.6%, 47.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(197.9, 76.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 86.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK86.5%, 25.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,472,931
CSS custom property--colour: #1679A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#E9865C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6478A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#526BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008487no 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 text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Cadetblue · ΔE 27.6Teal · ΔE 27.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A34016
Analogous#16A386, #1633A3
Triadic#A31679, #79A316
Split complementary#A31633, #A38616
Tetradic#8616A3, #A34016, #33A316

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94D5F1
Lighter +30%#67C3EB
Lighter +20%#3BB2E4
Lighter +10%#1C9AD0
Darker −10%#105876
Darker −20%#0A3649
Darker −30%#04151C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0082B9
Less saturated −25%#2D708C

Channel breakdown

R22
G121
B163
Red22 (8.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue197.87°
Saturation (HSL)76.22%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 79 · B A3

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