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Recognised as Colour

#39B2DF

  • #39B2DF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#39B2DF is a cyan with RGB values 57, 178, 223 and HSL 196°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#39B2DF#39B2DF
HEX#39B2DF
RGBrgb(57, 178, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.698, 0.8745
RGB percentages22.4%, 69.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(196.3, 72.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 74.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,781,343
CSS custom property--colour: #39B2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#C64D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAFE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#849FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6639
Analogous#39DFB9, #395FDF
Triadic#DF39B2, #B2DF39
Split complementary#DF395F, #DFB939
Tetradic#B939DF, #DF6639, #5FDF39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F6FB
Lighter +30%#BDE5F4
Lighter +20%#91D4ED
Lighter +10%#65C3E6
Darker −10%#2098C5
Darker −20%#197699
Darker −30%#12546D
Darker −40%#0B3341
More saturated +25%#1CBFFC
Less saturated −25%#56A5C2

Channel breakdown

R57
G178
B223
Red57 (22.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue196.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.17%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G B2 · B DF

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