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Recognised as Colour

#028ECE

  • #028ECE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#028ECE is a cyan with RGB values 2, 142, 206 and HSL 199°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#028ECE#028ECE
HEX#028ECE
RGBrgb(2, 142, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5569, 0.8078
RGB percentages0.8%, 55.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(198.8, 98.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 99%, 80.8%)
CMYK99%, 31.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer167,630
CSS custom property--colour: #028ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FD7131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F8FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#567FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE4202
Analogous#02CEA8, #0228CE
Triadic#CE028E, #8ECE02
Split complementary#CE0228, #CEA802
Tetradic#A802CE, #CE4202, #28CE02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EE0FE
Lighter +30%#6BD0FE
Lighter +20%#39C0FD
Lighter +10%#06AFFD
Darker −10%#026B9B
Darker −20%#014869
Darker −30%#012636
Darker −40%#000304
More saturated +25%#008FD0
Less saturated −25%#1C84B4

Channel breakdown

R2
G142
B206
Red2 (0.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue198.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 8E · B CE

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