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Recognised as Colour

#248FC2

  • #248FC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#248FC2 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 143, 194 and HSL 199°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#248FC2#248FC2
HEX#248FC2
RGBrgb(36, 143, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5608, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.1%, 56.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(199.4, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK81.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,396,098
CSS custom property--colour: #248FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#DB703D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768EC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6180C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C25724
Analogous#24C2A6, #2440C2
Triadic#C2248F, #8FC224
Split complementary#C22440, #C2A624
Tetradic#A624C2, #C25724, #40C224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE2F3
Lighter +30%#94CFEB
Lighter +20%#69BCE3
Lighter +10%#3EA8DB
Darker −10%#1C6F97
Darker −20%#14506C
Darker −30%#0C3041
Darker −40%#041016
More saturated +25%#0799DF
Less saturated −25%#4185A5

Channel breakdown

R36
G143
B194
Red36 (14.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue199.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8F · B C2

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