Recognised as Colour

#229DB5

#229DB5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#229DB5 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 157, 181 and HSL 190°, 68%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#229DB5

RGBrgb(34, 157, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6157, 0.7098

RGB percentages13.3%, 61.6%, 71%

HSLhsl(189.8, 68.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 81.2%, 71%)

CMYK81.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,268,597

CSS custom property--colour: #229DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#DD624A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C98B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#798AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2 Teal · ΔE 18.2 Sky blue · ΔE 21.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B53A22

Analogous#22B584, #2253B5

Triadic#B5229D, #9DB522

Split complementary#B52253, #B58422

Tetradic#8422B5, #B53A22, #53B522

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B2E6F1

Lighter +30%#87D9E9

Lighter +20%#5DCBE0

Lighter +10%#32BDD8

Darker −10%#1A788A

Darker −20%#12535F

Darker −30%#0A2D34

Darker −40%#020809

More saturated +25%#07AFD0

Less saturated −25%#3D8B9A

Channel breakdown

R34

G157

B181

Red34 (13.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue189.8°

Saturation (HSL)68.37%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 9D · B B5

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