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Recognised as Colour

#379DC8

  • #379DC8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#379DC8 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 157, 200 and HSL 198°, 57%, 50%. 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

#379DC8#379DC8
HEX#379DC8
RGBrgb(55, 157, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6157, 0.7843
RGB percentages21.6%, 61.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(197.8, 56.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 72.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK72.5%, 21.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,644,872
CSS custom property--colour: #379DC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C86237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879BCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#738DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 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 text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C86237
Analogous#37C8AA, #3755C8
Triadic#C8379D, #9DC837
Split complementary#C83755, #C8AB37
Tetradic#AA37C8, #C86237, #54C837

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7EBF4
Lighter +30%#AFD8E9
Lighter +20%#87C4DE
Lighter +10%#5FB1D3
Darker −10%#2C7EA0
Darker −20%#215E78
Darker −30%#163F50
Darker −40%#0B1F28
More saturated +25%#17AAE8
Less saturated −25%#5790A8

Channel breakdown

R55
G157
B200
Red55 (21.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue197.79°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 9D · B C8

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