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Recognised as Colour

#214A59

  • #214A59
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#214A59 is a cyan with RGB values 33, 74, 89 and HSL 196°, 46%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#214A59#214A59
HEX#214A59
RGBrgb(33, 74, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.2902, 0.349
RGB percentages12.9%, 29%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(196.1, 45.9%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 62.9%, 34.9%)
CMYK62.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,181,721
CSS custom property--colour: #214A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#DEB5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42485Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4259no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004F4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10Dim grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Teal · ΔE 27.7Gray · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#593021
Analogous#21594C, #212E59
Triadic#59214A, #4A5921
Split complementary#59212E, #594C21
Tetradic#4C2159, #593021, #2E5921

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#79B7CD
Lighter +30%#54A3BF
Lighter +20%#3D88A3
Lighter +10%#2F697E
Darker −10%#132B34
Darker −20%#050C0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#125168
Less saturated −25%#30434A

Channel breakdown

R33
G74
B89
Red33 (12.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue196.07°
Saturation (HSL)45.9%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 4A · B 59

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