Recognised as Colour

#2098C2

#2098C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2098C2 is a cyan with RGB values 32, 152, 194 and HSL 196°, 72%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2098C2#2098C2

HEX#2098C2

RGBrgb(32, 152, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.5961, 0.7608

RGB percentages12.5%, 59.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(195.6, 71.7%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 83.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK83.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,136,258

CSS custom property--colour: #2098C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#DF673D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8295C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D87C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 22 Sky blue · ΔE 22.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C24A20

Analogous#20C29B, #2047C2

Triadic#C22098, #98C220

Split complementary#C22047, #C29B20

Tetradic#9B20C2, #C24A20, #47C220

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BAE5F4

Lighter +30%#8FD4EC

Lighter +20%#63C3E5

Lighter +10%#37B3DE

Darker −10%#197696

Darker −20%#12536A

Darker −30%#0A313F

Darker −40%#030F13

More saturated +25%#04A6DE

Less saturated −25%#3C8AA6

Channel breakdown

R32

G152

B194

Red32 (12.5%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue195.56°

Saturation (HSL)71.68%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 98 · B C2

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