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Recognised as Colour

#229DC7

  • #229DC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#229DC7 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 157, 199 and HSL 195°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#229DC7#229DC7
HEX#229DC7
RGBrgb(34, 157, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6157, 0.7804
RGB percentages13.3%, 61.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(195.3, 70.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 82.9%, 78%)
CMYK82.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,268,615
CSS custom property--colour: #229DC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#DD6238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#718BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C74C22
Analogous#22C79E, #224BC7
Triadic#C7229D, #9DC722
Split complementary#C7224B, #C79E22
Tetradic#9E22C7, #C74C22, #4BC722

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E7F4
Lighter +30%#95D7ED
Lighter +20%#6AC6E5
Lighter +10%#3EB5DE
Darker −10%#1B7B9B
Darker −20%#135870
Darker −30%#0C3644
Darker −40%#041419
More saturated +25%#05ABE4
Less saturated −25%#3F8FAA

Channel breakdown

R34
G157
B199
Red34 (13.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue195.27°
Saturation (HSL)70.82%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9D · B C7

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