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Recognised as Colour

#489AC2

  • #489AC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#489AC2 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 154, 194 and HSL 200°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#489AC2#489AC2
HEX#489AC2
RGBrgb(72, 154, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6039, 0.7608
RGB percentages28.2%, 60.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(199.7, 50%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 62.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK62.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,758,210
CSS custom property--colour: #489AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#B7653D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#758CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27048
Analogous#48C2AD, #485DC2
Triadic#C2489A, #9AC248
Split complementary#C2485D, #C2AD48
Tetradic#AD48C2, #C27048, #5DC248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EEF5
Lighter +30%#BBD9E8
Lighter +20%#95C4DB
Lighter +10%#6EAFCF
Darker −10%#367EA1
Darker −20%#29607B
Darker −30%#1C4255
Darker −40%#10242E
More saturated +25%#29A4E1
Less saturated −25%#668FA3

Channel breakdown

R72
G154
B194
Red72 (28.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue199.67°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 9A · B C2

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