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Recognised as Colour

#178EBB

  • #178EBB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#178EBB is a cyan with RGB values 23, 142, 187 and HSL 196°, 78%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#178EBB#178EBB
HEX#178EBB
RGBrgb(23, 142, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.5569, 0.7333
RGB percentages9%, 55.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(196.5, 78.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 87.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK87.7%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,543,867
CSS custom property--colour: #178EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#E87144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#627EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB4417
Analogous#17BB96, #173CBB
Triadic#BB178E, #8EBB17
Split complementary#BB173C, #BB9617
Tetradic#9617BB, #BB4417, #3CBB17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE0F4
Lighter +30%#7CCFEF
Lighter +20%#4FBFE9
Lighter +10%#21AEE4
Darker −10%#116C8E
Darker −20%#0C4960
Darker −30%#062733
Darker −40%#010405
More saturated +25%#0098D2
Less saturated −25%#3182A1

Channel breakdown

R23
G142
B187
Red23 (9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue196.46°
Saturation (HSL)78.1%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 8E · B BB

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