Recognised as Colour

#289BCD

#289BCD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#289BCD is a cyan with RGB values 40, 155, 205 and HSL 198°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#289BCD#289BCD

HEX#289BCD

RGBrgb(40, 155, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.6078, 0.8039

RGB percentages15.7%, 60.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(198.2, 67.3%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 80.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK80.5%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,661,325

CSS custom property--colour: #289BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#D76432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8299CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Sky blue · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD5A28

Analogous#28CDAD, #2848CD

Triadic#CD289B, #9BCD28

Split complementary#CD2848, #CDAD28

Tetradic#AD28CD, #CD5A28, #48CD28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCE9F5

Lighter +30%#A1D6ED

Lighter +20%#77C3E4

Lighter +10%#4CB0DC

Darker −10%#207BA2

Darker −20%#175A78

Darker −30%#0F3A4D

Darker −40%#071A22

More saturated +25%#09A7EC

Less saturated −25%#478FAE

Channel breakdown

R40

G155

B205

Red40 (15.7%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue198.18°

Saturation (HSL)67.35%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 9B · B CD

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