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Recognised as Colour

#298A9C

  • #298A9C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#298A9C is a cyan with RGB values 41, 138, 156 and HSL 189°, 58%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#298A9C#298A9C
HEX#298A9C
RGBrgb(41, 138, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5412, 0.6118
RGB percentages16.1%, 54.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(189.4, 58.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 73.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK73.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,722,460
CSS custom property--colour: #298A9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D67563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C859Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C799Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.7Teal · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C3B29
Analogous#299C75, #29509C
Triadic#9C298A, #8A9C29
Split complementary#9C2950, #9C7529
Tetradic#75299C, #9C3B29, #509C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9DEE8
Lighter +30%#80CFDE
Lighter +20%#58C0D3
Lighter +10%#34AEC4
Darker −10%#1E6674
Darker −20%#14434B
Darker −30%#091F23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#109BB5
Less saturated −25%#427983

Channel breakdown

R41
G138
B156
Red41 (16.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue189.39°
Saturation (HSL)58.38%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 8A · B 9C

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