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Recognised as Colour

#2293BD

  • #2293BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2293BD is a cyan with RGB values 34, 147, 189 and HSL 196°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2293BD#2293BD
HEX#2293BD
RGBrgb(34, 147, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.5765, 0.7412
RGB percentages13.3%, 57.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(196.3, 69.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 82%, 74.1%)
CMYK82%, 22.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,266,045
CSS custom property--colour: #2293BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#DD6C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D91BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6982BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Cadetblue · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD4C22
Analogous#22BD9A, #2246BD
Triadic#BD2293, #93BD22
Split complementary#BD2246, #BD9A22
Tetradic#9922BD, #BD4C22, #46BD22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9E3F2
Lighter +30%#8DD1EB
Lighter +20%#62C0E3
Lighter +10%#37AFDB
Darker −10%#1A7192
Darker −20%#125067
Darker −30%#0B2E3B
Darker −40%#030D10
More saturated +25%#06A0D9
Less saturated −25%#3E86A1

Channel breakdown

R34
G147
B189
Red34 (13.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue196.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 93 · B BD

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