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Recognised as Colour

#438DA5

  • #438DA5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#438DA5 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 141, 165 and HSL 195°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#438DA5#438DA5
HEX#438DA5
RGBrgb(67, 141, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5529, 0.6471
RGB percentages26.3%, 55.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(194.7, 42.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 59.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK59.4%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,427,173
CSS custom property--colour: #438DA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#BC725A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#717FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#009595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Teal · ΔE 18.5Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A55B43
Analogous#43A58C, #435CA5
Triadic#A5438D, #8DA543
Split complementary#A5435C, #A58C43
Tetradic#8C43A5, #A55B43, #5CA543

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE2EA
Lighter +30%#A6CEDB
Lighter +20%#82BACC
Lighter +10%#5EA6BD
Darker −10%#346E81
Darker −20%#264F5C
Darker −30%#173038
Darker −40%#081114
More saturated +25%#269CC2
Less saturated −25%#607E88

Channel breakdown

R67
G141
B165
Red67 (26.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue194.69°
Saturation (HSL)42.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8D · B A5

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