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Recognised as Colour

#2698A3

  • #2698A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2698A3 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 152, 163 and HSL 185°, 62%, 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

#2698A3#2698A3
HEX#2698A3
RGBrgb(38, 152, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5961, 0.6392
RGB percentages14.9%, 59.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(185.3, 62.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 76.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK76.7%, 6.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,529,443
CSS custom property--colour: #2698A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 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#818181
Inverted#D9675C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B92A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A85A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 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 8.8Cadetblue · ΔE 10.7Teal · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A33126
Analogous#26A36F, #265AA3
Triadic#A32698, #98A326
Split complementary#A3265A, #A36F26
Tetradic#6F26A3, #A33126, #5AA326

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE5EB
Lighter +30%#80D9E2
Lighter +20%#57CDD8
Lighter +10%#30BFCC
Darker −10%#1C717A
Darker −20%#134B50
Darker −30%#092427
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0DADBC
Less saturated −25%#3F838A

Channel breakdown

R38
G152
B163
Red38 (14.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue185.28°
Saturation (HSL)62.19%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 98 · B A3

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