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Recognised as Colour

#389ACA

  • #389ACA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#389ACA is a cyan with RGB values 56, 154, 202 and HSL 200°, 58%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#389ACA#389ACA
HEX#389ACA
RGBrgb(56, 154, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6039, 0.7922
RGB percentages22%, 60.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(199.7, 57.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 72.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK72.3%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,709,642
CSS custom property--colour: #389ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#C76535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8399CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6838
Analogous#38CAB1, #3851CA
Triadic#CA389A, #9ACA38
Split complementary#CA3851, #CAB138
Tetradic#B138CA, #CA6838, #51CA38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9ECF5
Lighter +30%#B1D7EA
Lighter +20%#89C3DF
Lighter +10%#60AED5
Darker −10%#2C7CA3
Darker −20%#215D7B
Darker −30%#163F53
Darker −40%#0B202B
More saturated +25%#19A5E9
Less saturated −25%#588FAB

Channel breakdown

R56
G154
B202
Red56 (22%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue199.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 9A · B CA

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