Colour

#2892BA

#2892BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2892BA is a cyan with RGB values 40, 146, 186 and HSL 196°, 65%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2892BA#2892BA

HEX#2892BA

RGBrgb(40, 146, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.5725, 0.7294

RGB percentages15.7%, 57.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(196.4, 64.6%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 78.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK78.5%, 21.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,659,002

CSS custom property--colour: #2892BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#D76D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D90BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A82B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#009D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BA5028

Analogous#28BA99, #2849BA

Triadic#BA2892, #92BA28

Split complementary#BA2849, #BA9928

Tetradic#9928BA, #BA5028, #49BA28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDE3F1

Lighter +30%#93D1E8

Lighter +20%#69BFDF

Lighter +10%#3FADD6

Darker −10%#1F7190

Darker −20%#165066

Darker −30%#0D2F3C

Darker −40%#040E12

More saturated +25%#0C9FD6

Less saturated −25%#44859E

Channel breakdown

R40

G146

B186

Red40 (15.7%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue196.44°

Saturation (HSL)64.6%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 92 · B BA

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