Recognised as Colour
#209CBC
- #209CBC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#209CBC is a cyan with RGB values 32, 156, 188 and HSL 192°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#209CBC#209CBC
HEX#209CBC
RGBrgb(32, 156, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.6118, 0.7373
RGB percentages12.5%, 61.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(192.3, 70.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 83%, 73.7%)
CMYK83%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,137,276
CSS custom property--colour: #209CBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#DF6343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC4020
Analogous#20BC8E, #204EBC
Triadic#BC209C, #9CBC20
Split complementary#BC204E, #BC8E20
Tetradic#8E20BC, #BC4020, #4EBC20
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R32
G156
B188
Red32 (12.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue192.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 9C · B BC
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