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Recognised as Colour

#279BBE

  • #279BBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#279BBE is a cyan with RGB values 39, 155, 190 and HSL 194°, 66%, 45%. 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

#279BBE#279BBE
HEX#279BBE
RGBrgb(39, 155, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6078, 0.7451
RGB percentages15.3%, 60.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(193.9, 65.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 79.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK79.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,595,774
CSS custom property--colour: #279BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D86441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8797C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7389BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Dark cyan · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE4A27
Analogous#27BE95, #2750BE
Triadic#BE279B, #9BBE27
Split complementary#BE2750, #BE9627
Tetradic#9527BE, #BE4A27, #4FBE27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE6F2
Lighter +30%#95D6E9
Lighter +20%#6AC5E1
Lighter +10%#40B5D8
Darker −10%#1E7894
Darker −20%#165669
Darker −30%#0D333F
Darker −40%#041115
More saturated +25%#0AAADB
Less saturated −25%#448CA1

Channel breakdown

R39
G155
B190
Red39 (15.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue193.91°
Saturation (HSL)65.94%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 9B · B BE

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