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Recognised as Colour

#298BB2

  • #298BB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#298BB2 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 139, 178 and HSL 197°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#298BB2#298BB2
HEX#298BB2
RGBrgb(41, 139, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5451, 0.698
RGB percentages16.1%, 54.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(197.1, 62.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 77%, 69.8%)
CMYK77%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,722,738
CSS custom property--colour: #298BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D6744D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7789B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#657CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Cadetblue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Teal · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25029
Analogous#29B295, #2946B2
Triadic#B2298B, #8BB229
Split complementary#B22946, #B29529
Tetradic#9529B2, #B25029, #46B229

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8DFEF
Lighter +30%#8FCDE5
Lighter +20%#65BADC
Lighter +10%#3CA7D2
Darker −10%#1F6B89
Darker −20%#164A5F
Darker −30%#0C2A36
Darker −40%#030A0C
More saturated +25%#0E97CD
Less saturated −25%#447F97

Channel breakdown

R41
G139
B178
Red41 (16.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue197.08°
Saturation (HSL)62.56%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 8B · B B2

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