Colour
#238BA5
- #238BA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#238BA5 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 139, 165 and HSL 192°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#238BA5#238BA5
HEX#238BA5
RGBrgb(35, 139, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5451, 0.6471
RGB percentages13.7%, 54.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(192, 65%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 78.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK78.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,329,509
CSS custom property--colour: #238BA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#DC745A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A53D23
Analogous#23A57E, #234AA5
Triadic#A5238B, #8BA523
Split complementary#A5234A, #A57E23
Tetradic#7E23A5, #A53D23, #4AA523
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G139
B165
Red35 (13.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8B · B A5
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