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Recognised as Colour

#269ACD

  • #269ACD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#269ACD is a cyan with RGB values 38, 154, 205 and HSL 198°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#269ACD#269ACD
HEX#269ACD
RGBrgb(38, 154, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6039, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.9%, 60.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(198.3, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK81.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,529,997
CSS custom property--colour: #269ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D96532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8199CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5926
Analogous#26CDAD, #2646CD
Triadic#CD269A, #9ACD26
Split complementary#CD2646, #CDAD26
Tetradic#AD26CD, #CD5926, #46CD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE8F5
Lighter +30%#9FD5ED
Lighter +20%#74C3E5
Lighter +10%#49B0DD
Darker −10%#1E7AA2
Darker −20%#165977
Darker −30%#0E394C
Darker −40%#061921
More saturated +25%#08A6EB
Less saturated −25%#448EAF

Channel breakdown

R38
G154
B205
Red38 (14.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue198.32°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 9A · B CD

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