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Recognised as Colour

#2897AE

  • #2897AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2897AE is a cyan with RGB values 40, 151, 174 and HSL 190°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2897AE#2897AE
HEX#2897AE
RGBrgb(40, 151, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.5922, 0.6824
RGB percentages15.7%, 59.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(190.3, 62.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 77%, 68.2%)
CMYK77%, 13.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,660,270
CSS custom property--colour: #2897AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D76851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8792AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7585AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14Dark cyan · ΔE 15.4Teal · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light seagreen · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE3F28
Analogous#28AE82, #2854AE
Triadic#AE2897, #97AE28
Split complementary#AE2854, #AE8228
Tetradic#8228AE, #AE3F28, #54AE28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4E4EE
Lighter +30%#8BD5E4
Lighter +20%#61C6DB
Lighter +10%#38B7D1
Darker −10%#1E7385
Darker −20%#154F5B
Darker −30%#0B2B32
Darker −40%#020708
More saturated +25%#0DA9C9
Less saturated −25%#438593

Channel breakdown

R40
G151
B174
Red40 (15.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue190.3°
Saturation (HSL)62.62%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 97 · B AE

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