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Recognised as Colour

#2A6476

  • #2A6476
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A6476 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 100, 118 and HSL 194°, 48%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A6476#2A6476
HEX#2A6476
RGBrgb(42, 100, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3922, 0.4627
RGB percentages16.5%, 39.2%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(194.2, 47.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 64.4%, 46.3%)
CMYK64.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,778,230
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6476;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#D59B89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596177no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E5976no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006A6Ano 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 text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 18Teal · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#763C2A
Analogous#2A7662, #2A3E76
Triadic#762A64, #64762A
Split complementary#762A3E, #76622A
Tetradic#622A76, #763C2A, #3E762A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93C8D9
Lighter +30%#6EB5CB
Lighter +20%#48A2BE
Lighter +10%#37849C
Darker −10%#1D4450
Darker −20%#0F242B
Darker −30%#020405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#166F8A
Less saturated −25%#3E5962

Channel breakdown

R42
G100
B118
Red42 (16.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue194.21°
Saturation (HSL)47.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 64 · B 76

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