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Recognised as Colour

#2993BF

  • #2993BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2993BF is a cyan with RGB values 41, 147, 191 and HSL 198°, 65%, 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

#2993BF#2993BF
HEX#2993BF
RGBrgb(41, 147, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5765, 0.749
RGB percentages16.1%, 57.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(197.6, 64.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 78.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK78.5%, 23%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,724,799
CSS custom property--colour: #2993BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D66C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D91C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6983BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF5529
Analogous#29BFA0, #2948BF
Triadic#BF2993, #93BF29
Split complementary#BF2948, #BFA029
Tetradic#A029BF, #BF5529, #48BF29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E4F2
Lighter +30%#98D1E9
Lighter +20%#6EBFE0
Lighter +10%#44ACD7
Darker −10%#207395
Darker −20%#17526B
Darker −30%#0E3241
Darker −40%#051217
More saturated +25%#0C9FDC
Less saturated −25%#4687A2

Channel breakdown

R41
G147
B191
Red41 (16.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue197.6°
Saturation (HSL)64.66%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 93 · B BF

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