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Recognised as Colour

#249FCD

  • #249FCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#249FCD is a cyan with RGB values 36, 159, 205 and HSL 196°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#249FCD#249FCD
HEX#249FCD
RGBrgb(36, 159, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6235, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.1%, 62.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(196.3, 70.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 82.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK82.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,400,205
CSS custom property--colour: #249FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#DB6032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#718DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.3Cadetblue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5224
Analogous#24CDA7, #244ACD
Triadic#CD249F, #9FCD24
Split complementary#CD244A, #CDA724
Tetradic#A724CD, #CD5224, #4ACD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E9F5
Lighter +30%#9CD8EE
Lighter +20%#71C6E6
Lighter +10%#46B5DE
Darker −10%#1C7DA2
Darker −20%#155C76
Darker −30%#0D3A4B
Darker −40%#06181F
More saturated +25%#06ADEB
Less saturated −25%#4291AF

Channel breakdown

R36
G159
B205
Red36 (14.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue196.33°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 9F · B CD

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