Recognised as Colour
#248DA7
- #248DA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#248DA7 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 141, 167 and HSL 192°, 65%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#248DA7#248DA7
HEX#248DA7
RGBrgb(36, 141, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5529, 0.6549
RGB percentages14.1%, 55.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(191.9, 64.5%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 78.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK78.4%, 15.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,395,559
CSS custom property--colour: #248DA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#DB7258
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A73E24
Analogous#24A77F, #244CA7
Triadic#A7248D, #8DA724
Split complementary#A7244C, #A78024
Tetradic#7F24A7, #A73E24, #4BA724
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R36
G141
B167
Red36 (14.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue191.91°
Saturation (HSL)64.53%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8D · B A7
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