Recognised as Colour

#29A2DB

#29A2DB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#29A2DB is a cyan with RGB values 41, 162, 219 and HSL 199°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#29A2DB

RGBrgb(41, 162, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.6353, 0.8588

RGB percentages16.1%, 63.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(199.2, 71.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.2, 81.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK81.3%, 26%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,728,667

CSS custom property--colour: #29A2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#D65D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F91DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.7 Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB6229

Analogous#29DBBB, #2949DB

Triadic#DB29A2, #A2DB29

Split complementary#DB2949, #DBBB29

Tetradic#BB29DB, #DB6229, #49DB29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8EEF8

Lighter +30%#ACDBF1

Lighter +20%#80C8EA

Lighter +10%#55B5E2

Darker −10%#1E83B3

Darker −20%#176387

Darker −30%#0F435C

Darker −40%#082330

More saturated +25%#0AADFA

Less saturated −25%#4897BC

Channel breakdown

R41

G162

B219

Red41 (16.1%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue199.21°

Saturation (HSL)71.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G A2 · B DB

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