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Recognised as Colour

#279EA2

  • #279EA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#279EA2 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 158, 162 and HSL 182°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#279EA2#279EA2
HEX#279EA2
RGBrgb(39, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages15.3%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(182, 61.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182, 75.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK75.9%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,596,514
CSS custom property--colour: #279EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 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#858585
Inverted#D8615D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9296A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#818AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A49Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 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

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.6Cadetblue · ΔE 11Light seagreen · ΔE 11.2Teal · ΔE 11.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A22B27
Analogous#27A268, #2760A2
Triadic#A2279E, #9EA227
Split complementary#A22760, #A26927
Tetradic#6927A2, #A22B27, #61A227

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE9EB
Lighter +30%#81DEE1
Lighter +20%#58D3D7
Lighter +10%#31C6CB
Darker −10%#1D7679
Darker −20%#134E50
Darker −30%#092627
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0EB5BB
Less saturated −25%#408789

Channel breakdown

R39
G158
B162
Red39 (15.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue181.95°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 9E · B A2

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