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Recognised as Colour

#296C86

  • #296C86
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#296C86 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 108, 134 and HSL 197°, 53%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#296C86#296C86
HEX#296C86
RGBrgb(41, 108, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4235, 0.5255
RGB percentages16.1%, 42.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(196.8, 53.1%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 69.4%, 52.5%)
CMYK69.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,714,758
CSS custom property--colour: #296C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D69379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#516186no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Teal · ΔE 21.3Dark cyan · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#864329
Analogous#298671, #293E86
Triadic#86296C, #6C8629
Split complementary#86293E, #867129
Tetradic#712986, #864329, #3E8629

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BCDE0
Lighter +30%#74B9D4
Lighter +20%#4DA6C8
Lighter +10%#358BAD
Darker −10%#1D4D5F
Darker −20%#112D38
Darker −30%#050E11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13769C
Less saturated −25%#3F6270

Channel breakdown

R41
G108
B134
Red41 (16.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue196.77°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 6C · B 86

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