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Recognised as Colour

#229AC6

  • #229AC6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#229AC6 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 154, 198 and HSL 196°, 71%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#229AC6#229AC6
HEX#229AC6
RGBrgb(34, 154, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6039, 0.7765
RGB percentages13.3%, 60.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(196.1, 70.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 82.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK82.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,267,846
CSS custom property--colour: #229AC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#DD6539

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8398C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E89C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Cadetblue · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C64E22
Analogous#22C6A0, #2248C6
Triadic#C6229A, #9AC622
Split complementary#C62248, #C6A022
Tetradic#A022C6, #C64E22, #48C622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E6F4
Lighter +30%#94D5ED
Lighter +20%#69C4E5
Lighter +10%#3DB3DE
Darker −10%#1B789A
Darker −20%#13566F
Darker −30%#0C3443
Darker −40%#041318
More saturated +25%#05A7E3
Less saturated −25%#3F8DA9

Channel breakdown

R34
G154
B198
Red34 (13.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue196.1°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9A · B C6

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