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Recognised as Colour

#256A84

  • #256A84
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#256A84 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 106, 132 and HSL 196°, 56%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#256A84#256A84
HEX#256A84
RGBrgb(37, 106, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4157, 0.5176
RGB percentages14.5%, 41.6%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(196.4, 56.2%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 72%, 51.8%)
CMYK72%, 19.7%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,452,100
CSS custom property--colour: #256A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#DA957B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6885no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F5E84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9Teal · ΔE 21.4Dark cyan · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#843F25
Analogous#25846F, #253A84
Triadic#84256A, #6A8425
Split complementary#84253B, #846F25
Tetradic#6F2584, #843F25, #3A8425

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94CCE1
Lighter +30%#6CB9D6
Lighter +20%#44A6CB
Lighter +10%#308AAC
Darker −10%#1A4A5C
Darker −20%#0F2A34
Darker −30%#040A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#107499
Less saturated −25%#3A606F

Channel breakdown

R37
G106
B132
Red37 (14.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue196.42°
Saturation (HSL)56.21%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 6A · B 84

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