Colour

#2993BD

#2993BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2993BD is a cyan with RGB values 41, 147, 189 and HSL 197°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2993BD

RGBrgb(41, 147, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5765, 0.7412

RGB percentages16.1%, 57.6%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(197, 64.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197, 78.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK78.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,724,797

CSS custom property--colour: #2993BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#D66C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D91BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A83BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#009FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 23 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.6 Sky blue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD5329

Analogous#29BD9D, #2949BD

Triadic#BD2993, #93BD29

Split complementary#BD2949, #BD9D29

Tetradic#9D29BD, #BD5329, #49BD29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1E4F1

Lighter +30%#97D1E8

Lighter +20%#6DBFDF

Lighter +10%#43ACD6

Darker −10%#207293

Darker −20%#175269

Darker −30%#0E313F

Darker −40%#051115

More saturated +25%#0C9FDA

Less saturated −25%#4687A0

Channel breakdown

R41

G147

B189

Red41 (16.1%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue197.03°

Saturation (HSL)64.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 93 · B BD

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Colour values

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