Recognised as Colour

#2397CB

#2397CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2397CB is a cyan with RGB values 35, 151, 203 and HSL 199°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2397CB#2397CB

HEX#2397CB

RGBrgb(35, 151, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5922, 0.7961

RGB percentages13.7%, 59.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(198.6, 70.6%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 82.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK82.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,332,619

CSS custom property--colour: #2397CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#DC6834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D96CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6787CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Sky blue · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB5723

Analogous#23CBAB, #2343CB

Triadic#CB2397, #97CB23

Split complementary#CB2343, #CBAB23

Tetradic#AB23CB, #CB5723, #43CB23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5E6F5

Lighter +30%#9AD3ED

Lighter +20%#6EC1E6

Lighter +10%#43AEDE

Darker −10%#1C779F

Darker −20%#145674

Darker −30%#0D3648

Darker −40%#05161D

More saturated +25%#05A2E9

Less saturated −25%#418CAD

Channel breakdown

R35

G151

B203

Red35 (13.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue198.57°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 97 · B CB

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