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Recognised as Colour

#2483A5

  • #2483A5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2483A5 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 131, 165 and HSL 196°, 64%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2483A5#2483A5
HEX#2483A5
RGBrgb(36, 131, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5137, 0.6471
RGB percentages14.1%, 51.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(195.8, 64.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.8, 78.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,392,997
CSS custom property--colour: #2483A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#DB7C5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7181A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6074A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5Teal · ΔE 22.3Dark cyan · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A54624
Analogous#24A587, #2442A5
Triadic#A52483, #83A524
Split complementary#A52442, #A58724
Tetradic#8724A5, #A54624, #42A524

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9DAEC
Lighter +30%#7FC9E3
Lighter +20%#55B7DA
Lighter +10%#2DA4CF
Darker −10%#1B627B
Darker −20%#124151
Darker −30%#091F27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B8FBE
Less saturated −25%#3D778C

Channel breakdown

R36
G131
B165
Red36 (14.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue195.81°
Saturation (HSL)64.18%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 83 · B A5

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