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Recognised as Colour

#199CEA

  • #199CEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#199CEA is a blue with RGB values 25, 156, 234 and HSL 202°, 83%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#199CEA#199CEA
HEX#199CEA
RGBrgb(25, 156, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.6118, 0.9176
RGB percentages9.8%, 61.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(202.4, 83.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 89.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK89.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,678,570
CSS custom property--colour: #199CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#E66315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Sky blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6719
Analogous#19EACF, #1934EA
Triadic#EA199C, #9CEA19
Split complementary#EA1934, #EAD019
Tetradic#CF19EA, #EA6719, #33EA19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4ECFB
Lighter +30%#A5D8F7
Lighter +20%#76C4F3
Lighter +10%#48B0EE
Darker −10%#117EBF
Darker −20%#0D5F90
Darker −30%#094061
Darker −40%#052132
More saturated +25%#04A1FF
Less saturated −25%#3894CB

Channel breakdown

R25
G156
B234
Red25 (9.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue202.39°
Saturation (HSL)83.27%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 9C · B EA

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