Colour

#2596CB

#2596CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2596CB is a cyan with RGB values 37, 150, 203 and HSL 199°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2596CB#2596CB

HEX#2596CB

RGBrgb(37, 150, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.5882, 0.7961

RGB percentages14.5%, 58.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(199.2, 69.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.2, 81.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK81.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,463,435

CSS custom property--colour: #2596CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#DA6934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C95CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6686CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB5A25

Analogous#25CBAD, #2543CB

Triadic#CB2596, #96CB25

Split complementary#CB2543, #CBAD25

Tetradic#AD25CB, #CB5A25, #43CB25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C7E6F5

Lighter +30%#9CD3ED

Lighter +20%#71C0E5

Lighter +10%#46ADDD

Darker −10%#1D76A0

Darker −20%#155675

Darker −30%#0D364A

Darker −40%#06171E

More saturated +25%#07A1E9

Less saturated −25%#438BAD

Channel breakdown

R37

G150

B203

Red37 (14.5%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue199.16°

Saturation (HSL)69.17%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 96 · B CB

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