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Recognised as Colour

#02C4EC

  • #02C4EC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#02C4EC is a cyan with RGB values 2, 196, 236 and HSL 190°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#02C4EC#02C4EC
HEX#02C4EC
RGBrgb(2, 196, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.7686, 0.9255
RGB percentages0.8%, 76.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(190.3, 98.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 99.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK99.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer181,484
CSS custom property--colour: #02C4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#FD3B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ABBEEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91ACECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#EC2A02
Analogous#02EC9F, #024FEC
Triadic#EC02C4, #C4EC02
Split complementary#EC024F, #EC9F02
Tetradic#9F02EC, #EC2A02, #4FEC02

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#BCF3FE
Lighter +30%#89EAFE
Lighter +20%#56E1FE
Lighter +10%#24D8FD
Darker −10%#029AB9
Darker −20%#017087
Darker −30%#014654
Darker −40%#001C22
More saturated +25%#00C5EE
Less saturated −25%#20B0CE

Channel breakdown

R2
G196
B236
Red2 (0.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue190.26°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G C4 · B EC

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