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Recognised as Colour

#279EC8

  • #279EC8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#279EC8 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 158, 200 and HSL 196°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#279EC8#279EC8
HEX#279EC8
RGBrgb(39, 158, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6196, 0.7843
RGB percentages15.3%, 62%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(195.7, 67.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 80.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK80.5%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,596,552
CSS custom property--colour: #279EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#D86137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889BCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#738CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C85127
Analogous#27C8A2, #274DC8
Triadic#C8279E, #9EC827
Split complementary#C8274D, #C8A227
Tetradic#A227C8, #C85127, #4DC827

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E8F4
Lighter +30%#9CD7EC
Lighter +20%#72C6E3
Lighter +10%#47B4DB
Darker −10%#1F7C9D
Darker −20%#165B73
Darker −30%#0E3948
Darker −40%#06171D
More saturated +25%#09ACE6
Less saturated −25%#4590AA

Channel breakdown

R39
G158
B200
Red39 (15.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue195.65°
Saturation (HSL)67.36%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 9E · B C8

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