Colour

#379CCE

#379CCE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#379CCE is a cyan with RGB values 55, 156, 206 and HSL 200°, 61%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#379CCE#379CCE

HEX#379CCE

RGBrgb(55, 156, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6118, 0.8078

RGB percentages21.6%, 61.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(199.9, 60.6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 73.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK73.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,644,622

CSS custom property--colour: #379CCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#C86331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#849BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Sky blue · ΔE 22.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE6937

Analogous#37CEB4, #3751CE

Triadic#CE379C, #9CCE37

Split complementary#CE3750, #CEB437

Tetradic#B537CE, #CE6937, #50CE37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBEDF6

Lighter +30%#B2D9EC

Lighter +20%#89C5E2

Lighter +10%#60B0D8

Darker −10%#297FA9

Darker −20%#1F6080

Darker −30%#154157

Darker −40%#0B222E

More saturated +25%#18A7ED

Less saturated −25%#5691AF

Channel breakdown

R55

G156

B206

Red55 (21.6%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue199.87°

Saturation (HSL)60.64%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 9C · B CE

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