Recognised as Colour

#239ECD

#239ECD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#239ECD is a cyan with RGB values 35, 158, 205 and HSL 197°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#239ECD#239ECD

HEX#239ECD

RGBrgb(35, 158, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6196, 0.8039

RGB percentages13.7%, 62%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(196.6, 70.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 82.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK82.9%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,334,413

CSS custom property--colour: #239ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#DC6132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#869CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#708CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15 Light skyblue · ΔE 20 Sky blue · ΔE 21.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD5223

Analogous#23CDA7, #2349CD

Triadic#CD239E, #9ECD23

Split complementary#CD2349, #CDA723

Tetradic#A723CD, #CD5223, #49CD23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7E8F5

Lighter +30%#9BD7EE

Lighter +20%#70C6E7

Lighter +10%#44B4DF

Darker −10%#1C7CA1

Darker −20%#145B76

Darker −30%#0D394A

Darker −40%#05181F

More saturated +25%#05ABEB

Less saturated −25%#4191AF

Channel breakdown

R35

G158

B205

Red35 (13.7%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue196.59°

Saturation (HSL)70.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 9E · B CD

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