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Recognised as Colour

#438CA2

  • #438CA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#438CA2 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 140, 162 and HSL 194°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#438CA2#438CA2
HEX#438CA2
RGBrgb(67, 140, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.549, 0.6353
RGB percentages26.3%, 54.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(193.9, 41.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 58.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK58.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,426,914
CSS custom property--colour: #438CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BC735D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F89A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#717EA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009393no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Teal · ΔE 17.4Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A25943
Analogous#43A288, #435DA2
Triadic#A2438C, #8CA243
Split complementary#A2435D, #A28843
Tetradic#8843A2, #A25943, #5CA243

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E1E8
Lighter +30%#A4CDDA
Lighter +20%#80B9CB
Lighter +10%#5CA6BC
Darker −10%#346D7E
Darker −20%#254E5A
Darker −30%#162E36
Darker −40%#070F12
More saturated +25%#269BBF
Less saturated −25%#607D85

Channel breakdown

R67
G140
B162
Red67 (26.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue193.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8C · B A2

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