Recognised as Colour
#319BCA
- #319BCA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#319BCA is a cyan with RGB values 49, 155, 202 and HSL 198°, 61%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#319BCA#319BCA
HEX#319BCA
RGBrgb(49, 155, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.6078, 0.7922
RGB percentages19.2%, 60.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(198.4, 61%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 75.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK75.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,251,146
CSS custom property--colour: #319BCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#CE6435
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CA6031
Analogous#31CAAC, #314FCA
Triadic#CA319B, #9BCA31
Split complementary#CA314F, #CAAC31
Tetradic#AC31CA, #CA6031, #4FCA31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G155
B202
Red49 (19.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue198.43°
Saturation (HSL)60.96%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 9B · B CA
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