Recognised as Colour

#2A6C85

#2A6C85
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#2A6C85 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 108, 133 and HSL 196°, 52%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A6C85

RGBrgb(42, 108, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4235, 0.5216

RGB percentages16.5%, 42.4%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(196.5, 52%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 68.4%, 52.2%)

CMYK68.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,780,293

CSS custom property--colour: #2A6C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#D5937A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6A86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#526185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Steel blue · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Teal · ΔE 20.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#85432A

Analogous#2A8571, #2A3E85

Triadic#852A6C, #6C852A

Split complementary#852A3F, #85712A

Tetradic#712A85, #85432A, #3E852A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9BCDE0

Lighter +30%#75B9D3

Lighter +20%#4EA6C7

Lighter +10%#368BAC

Darker −10%#1E4D5E

Darker −20%#122D37

Darker −30%#050E11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#14769B

Less saturated −25%#40626F

Channel breakdown

R42

G108

B133

Red42 (16.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue196.48°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 6C · B 85

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