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Recognised as Colour

#249AB1

  • #249AB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#249AB1 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 154, 177 and HSL 190°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#249AB1#249AB1
HEX#249AB1
RGBrgb(36, 154, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6039, 0.6941
RGB percentages14.1%, 60.4%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(189.8, 66.2%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 79.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK79.7%, 13%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,398,897
CSS custom property--colour: #249AB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#DB654E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A95B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7787B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.4Teal · ΔE 17.2Light seagreen · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B13B24
Analogous#24B182, #2453B1
Triadic#B1249A, #9AB124
Split complementary#B12453, #B18224
Tetradic#8224B1, #B13B24, #53B124

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E5EF
Lighter +30%#87D7E7
Lighter +20%#5DC9DE
Lighter +10%#33BBD5
Darker −10%#1B7587
Darker −20%#13505C
Darker −30%#0A2B32
Darker −40%#020707
More saturated +25%#09ACCC
Less saturated −25%#3F8896

Channel breakdown

R36
G154
B177
Red36 (14.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue189.79°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 9A · B B1

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