Recognised as Colour
#379FB2
- #379FB2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#379FB2 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 159, 178 and HSL 189°, 53%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#379FB2#379FB2
HEX#379FB2
RGBrgb(55, 159, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6235, 0.698
RGB percentages21.6%, 62.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(189.3, 52.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 69.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK69.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,645,362
CSS custom property--colour: #379FB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C8604D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B24A37
Analogous#37B287, #3762B2
Triadic#B2379F, #9FB237
Split complementary#B23762, #B28737
Tetradic#8737B2, #B24A37, #62B237
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G159
B178
Red55 (21.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue189.27°
Saturation (HSL)52.79%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 9F · B B2
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