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Recognised as Colour

#2A7389

  • #2A7389
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#2A7389 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 115, 137 and HSL 194°, 53%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#2A7389#2A7389
HEX#2A7389
RGBrgb(42, 115, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.451, 0.5373
RGB percentages16.5%, 45.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(193.9, 53.1%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 69.3%, 53.7%)
CMYK69.3%, 16.1%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,782,089
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7389;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D58C76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66708Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#596689no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Teal · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dark cyan · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89402A
Analogous#2A896F, #2A4489
Triadic#892A73, #73892A
Split complementary#892A44, #896F2A
Tetradic#6F2A89, #89402A, #43892A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ED2E1
Lighter +30%#77BFD5
Lighter +20%#50ADC9
Lighter +10%#3694B0
Darker −10%#1E5262
Darker −20%#12313B
Darker −30%#061114
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#147F9F
Less saturated −25%#406773

Channel breakdown

R42
G115
B137
Red42 (16.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue193.89°
Saturation (HSL)53.07%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 73 · B 89

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