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Colour

#199CC2

  • #199CC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#199CC2 is a cyan with RGB values 25, 156, 194 and HSL 193°, 77%, 43%. 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

#199CC2#199CC2
HEX#199CC2
RGBrgb(25, 156, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.6118, 0.7608
RGB percentages9.8%, 61.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(193.5, 77.2%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 87.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK87.1%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,678,530
CSS custom property--colour: #199CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#E6633D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8798C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7289C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 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 text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Dark cyan · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C23F19
Analogous#19C294, #1947C2
Triadic#C2199C, #9CC219
Split complementary#C21948, #C29419
Tetradic#9319C2, #C23F19, #47C219

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E6F5
Lighter +30%#85D7EF
Lighter +20%#58C9E9
Lighter +10%#2ABAE4
Darker −10%#137895
Darker −20%#0D5368
Darker −30%#082F3A
Darker −40%#020B0D
More saturated +25%#00AADB
Less saturated −25%#348DA7

Channel breakdown

R25
G156
B194
Red25 (9.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue193.49°
Saturation (HSL)77.17%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 9C · B C2

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