Recognised as Colour
#1784A2
- #1784A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#1784A2 is a cyan with RGB values 23, 132, 162 and HSL 193°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#1784A2#1784A2
HEX#1784A2
RGBrgb(23, 132, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.5176, 0.6353
RGB percentages9%, 51.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(192.9, 75.1%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.9, 85.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK85.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,541,282
CSS custom property--colour: #1784A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#E87B5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A23517
Analogous#17A27B, #173EA2
Triadic#A21784, #84A217
Split complementary#A2173E, #A27B17
Tetradic#7B17A2, #A23517, #3EA217
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G132
B162
Red23 (9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue192.95°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 84 · B A2
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