Recognised as Colour
#248EA8
- #248EA8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#248EA8 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 142, 168 and HSL 192°, 65%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#248EA8#248EA8
HEX#248EA8
RGBrgb(36, 142, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5569, 0.6588
RGB percentages14.1%, 55.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(191.8, 64.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 78.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK78.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,395,816
CSS custom property--colour: #248EA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#DB7157
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A83E24
Analogous#24A880, #244CA8
Triadic#A8248E, #8EA824
Split complementary#A8244C, #A88024
Tetradic#8024A8, #A83E24, #4CA824
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R36
G142
B168
Red36 (14.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue191.82°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8E · B A8
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