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Colour

#229BBF

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

#229BBF is a cyan with RGB values 34, 155, 191 and HSL 194°, 70%, 44%. 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

#229BBF#229BBF
HEX#229BBF
RGBrgb(34, 155, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6078, 0.749
RGB percentages13.3%, 60.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(193.8, 69.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 82.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK82.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,268,095
CSS custom property--colour: #229BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 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#DD6440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8797C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#7289BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 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 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22Dark cyan · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF4622
Analogous#22BF94, #224DBF
Triadic#BF229B, #9BBF22
Split complementary#BF224D, #BF9522
Tetradic#9422BF, #BF4622, #4CBF22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAE6F3
Lighter +30%#8FD6EB
Lighter +20%#64C6E3
Lighter +10%#38B6DC
Darker −10%#1A7894
Darker −20%#135568
Darker −30%#0B323D
Darker −40%#030E12
More saturated +25%#06AADB
Less saturated −25%#3E8CA3

Channel breakdown

R34
G155
B191
Red34 (13.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue193.76°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9B · B BF

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