Recognised as Colour

#319FAB

#319FAB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#319FAB is a cyan with RGB values 49, 159, 171 and HSL 186°, 55%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#319FAB#319FAB

HEX#319FAB

RGBrgb(49, 159, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.6235, 0.6706

RGB percentages19.2%, 62.4%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(185.9, 55.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 71.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK71.3%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,252,139

CSS custom property--colour: #319FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#CE6054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9299ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#808CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 11 Teal · ΔE 14 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB3D31

Analogous#31AB7A, #3162AB

Triadic#AB319F, #9FAB31

Split complementary#AB3162, #AB7A31

Tetradic#7A31AB, #AB3D31, #62AB31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCE7EC

Lighter +30%#95D9E0

Lighter +20%#6DCBD5

Lighter +10%#45BDCA

Darker −10%#267A83

Darker −20%#1A555C

Darker −30%#0F3034

Darker −40%#040C0C

More saturated +25%#15B5C6

Less saturated −25%#4D8990

Channel breakdown

R49

G159

B171

Red49 (19.2%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue185.9°

Saturation (HSL)55.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 9F · B AB

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