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Recognised as Colour

#2598A3

  • #2598A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2598A3 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 152, 163 and HSL 185°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2598A3#2598A3
HEX#2598A3
RGBrgb(37, 152, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.5961, 0.6392
RGB percentages14.5%, 59.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(185.2, 63%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 77.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK77.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,463,907
CSS custom property--colour: #2598A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#DA675C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B92A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A85A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 8.7Cadetblue · ΔE 10.8Teal · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A33025
Analogous#25A36F, #2559A3
Triadic#A32598, #98A325
Split complementary#A32559, #A36F25
Tetradic#6F25A3, #A33025, #59A325

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9E6EB
Lighter +30%#7FD9E2
Lighter +20%#55CDD9
Lighter +10%#2EBFCD
Darker −10%#1C7179
Darker −20%#124A50
Darker −30%#092426
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0CADBC
Less saturated −25%#3E838A

Channel breakdown

R37
G152
B163
Red37 (14.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue185.24°
Saturation (HSL)63%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 98 · B A3

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