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Recognised as Colour

#2799CA

  • #2799CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2799CA is a cyan with RGB values 39, 153, 202 and HSL 198°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2799CA#2799CA
HEX#2799CA
RGBrgb(39, 153, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6, 0.7922
RGB percentages15.3%, 60%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(198, 67.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 80.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK80.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,595,274
CSS custom property--colour: #2799CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#D86635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8097CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B88C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5827
Analogous#27CAAA, #2747CA
Triadic#CA2799, #99CA27
Split complementary#CA2747, #CAAA27
Tetradic#AA27CA, #CA5827, #47CA27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E7F4
Lighter +30%#9ED5EC
Lighter +20%#73C2E4
Lighter +10%#48AFDC
Darker −10%#1F799F
Darker −20%#165875
Darker −30%#0E384A
Darker −40%#06171F
More saturated +25%#09A5E8
Less saturated −25%#458DAC

Channel breakdown

R39
G153
B202
Red39 (15.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue198.04°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 99 · B CA

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