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Recognised as Colour

#238FB9

  • #238FB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#238FB9 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 143, 185 and HSL 197°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#238FB9#238FB9
HEX#238FB9
RGBrgb(35, 143, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5608, 0.7255
RGB percentages13.7%, 56.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(196.8, 68.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 81.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK81.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,330,553
CSS custom property--colour: #238FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#DC7046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#667FB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Cadetblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B94D23
Analogous#23B998, #2344B9
Triadic#B9238F, #8FB923
Split complementary#B92344, #B99823
Tetradic#9823B9, #B94D23, #44B923

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7E1F1
Lighter +30%#8CCFE9
Lighter +20%#61BDE1
Lighter +10%#36ABD9
Darker −10%#1B6E8E
Darker −20%#134D63
Darker −30%#0B2C38
Darker −40%#030A0D
More saturated +25%#089BD4
Less saturated −25%#3F839D

Channel breakdown

R35
G143
B185
Red35 (13.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue196.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8F · B B9

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