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Recognised as Colour

#029CC2

  • #029CC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#029CC2 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 156, 194 and HSL 192°, 98%, 38%. 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

#029CC2#029CC2
HEX#029CC2
RGBrgb(2, 156, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6118, 0.7608
RGB percentages0.8%, 61.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(191.9, 98%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 99%, 76.1%)
CMYK99%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer171,202
CSS custom property--colour: #029CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FD633D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7089C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Dark cyan · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C22802
Analogous#02C288, #023CC2
Triadic#C2029C, #9CC202
Split complementary#C2023C, #C28802
Tetradic#8802C2, #C22802, #3CC202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92E9FE
Lighter +30%#60DEFD
Lighter +20%#2DD4FD
Lighter +10%#03C5F4
Darker −10%#017390
Darker −20%#014B5D
Darker −30%#00222B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009DC4
Less saturated −25%#1A8DAA

Channel breakdown

R2
G156
B194
Red2 (0.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue191.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 9C · B C2

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