Recognised as Colour
#239FBA
- #239FBA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#239FBA is a cyan with RGB values 35, 159, 186 and HSL 191°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#239FBA#239FBA
HEX#239FBA
RGBrgb(35, 159, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6235, 0.7294
RGB percentages13.7%, 62.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(190.7, 68.3%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 81.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK81.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,334,650
CSS custom property--colour: #239FBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#DC6045
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA3E23
Analogous#23BA8A, #2353BA
Triadic#BA239F, #9FBA23
Split complementary#BA2353, #BA8923
Tetradic#8A23BA, #BA3E23, #54BA23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G159
B186
Red35 (13.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue190.73°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 9F · B BA
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