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Recognised as Colour

#209CFC

  • #209CFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#209CFC is a blue with RGB values 32, 156, 252 and HSL 206°, 97%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#209CFC#209CFC
HEX#209CFC
RGBrgb(32, 156, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.6118, 0.9882
RGB percentages12.5%, 61.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(206.2, 97.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 87.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK87.3%, 38.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,137,340
CSS custom property--colour: #209CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DF6303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC8020
Analogous#20FCEE, #202EFC
Triadic#FC209C, #9CFC20
Split complementary#FC202E, #FCEE20
Tetradic#EE20FC, #FC8020, #2EFC20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F5FF
Lighter +30%#B7DFFE
Lighter +20%#85C9FD
Lighter +10%#52B2FD
Darker −10%#0383E6
Darker −20%#0266B4
Darker −30%#024A81
Darker −40%#012D4F
More saturated +25%#1D9CFF
Less saturated −25%#3C98E0

Channel breakdown

R32
G156
B252
Red32 (12.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue206.18°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 9C · B FC

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