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Recognised as Colour

#2A596B

  • #2A596B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A596B is a cyan with RGB values 42, 89, 107 and HSL 197°, 44%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A596B#2A596B
HEX#2A596B
RGBrgb(42, 89, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.349, 0.4196
RGB percentages16.5%, 34.9%, 42%
HSLhsl(196.6, 43.6%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 60.7%, 42%)
CMYK60.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,775,403
CSS custom property--colour: #2A596B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D5A694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F576Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#46506Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005E5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Teal · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B3C2A
Analogous#2A6B5D, #2A386B
Triadic#6B2A59, #596B2A
Split complementary#6B2A38, #6B5D2A
Tetradic#5D2A6B, #6B3C2A, #386B2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EC0D3
Lighter +30%#6AABC4
Lighter +20%#4796B4
Lighter +10%#387790
Darker −10%#1C3B46
Darker −20%#0D1C22
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#17617E
Less saturated −25%#3D5158

Channel breakdown

R42
G89
B107
Red42 (16.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue196.62°
Saturation (HSL)43.62%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 59 · B 6B

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