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Recognised as Colour

#2A677C

  • #2A677C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A677C is a cyan with RGB values 42, 103, 124 and HSL 195°, 49%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A677C#2A677C
HEX#2A677C
RGBrgb(42, 103, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4039, 0.4863
RGB percentages16.5%, 40.4%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(195.4, 49.4%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.4, 66.1%, 48.6%)
CMYK66.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,004
CSS custom property--colour: #2A677C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D59883

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B657Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#505C7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Teal · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dim grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C3F2A
Analogous#2A7C68, #2A3E7C
Triadic#7C2A67, #677C2A
Split complementary#7C2A3E, #7C682A
Tetradic#682A7C, #7C3F2A, #3E7C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96CADC
Lighter +30%#70B7CF
Lighter +20%#4AA3C2
Lighter +10%#3787A2
Darker −10%#1D4756
Darker −20%#102830
Darker −30%#03080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#157191
Less saturated −25%#3F5D67

Channel breakdown

R42
G103
B124
Red42 (16.5%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue195.37°
Saturation (HSL)49.4%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 67 · B 7C

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