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Recognised as Colour

#4199BA

  • #4199BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4199BA is a cyan with RGB values 65, 153, 186 and HSL 196°, 48%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4199BA#4199BA
HEX#4199BA
RGBrgb(65, 153, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.6, 0.7294
RGB percentages25.5%, 60%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(196.4, 48.2%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 65.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK65.1%, 17.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,299,194
CSS custom property--colour: #4199BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#BE6645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8796BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#768ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA6241
Analogous#41BA9F, #415CBA
Triadic#BA4199, #99BA41
Split complementary#BA415D, #BA9F41
Tetradic#9E41BA, #BA6241, #5CBA41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EAF1
Lighter +30%#B0D6E4
Lighter +20%#8BC2D6
Lighter +10%#65AEC9
Darker −10%#347A94
Darker −20%#275B6E
Darker −30%#193C49
Darker −40%#0C1D23
More saturated +25%#22A7D9
Less saturated −25%#608B9B

Channel breakdown

R65
G153
B186
Red65 (25.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue196.36°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G 99 · B BA

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