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Recognised as Colour

#2A7288

  • #2A7288
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#2A7288 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 114, 136 and HSL 194°, 53%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#2A7288#2A7288
HEX#2A7288
RGBrgb(42, 114, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4471, 0.5333
RGB percentages16.5%, 44.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(194, 52.8%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 69.1%, 53.3%)
CMYK69.1%, 16.2%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,781,832
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7288;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D58D77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656F89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#586588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Teal · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88402A
Analogous#2A886F, #2A4388
Triadic#882A72, #72882A
Split complementary#882A43, #886F2A
Tetradic#6F2A88, #88402A, #43882A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DD1E1
Lighter +30%#76BFD5
Lighter +20%#4FACC9
Lighter +10%#3693AF
Darker −10%#1E5161
Darker −20%#12313A
Darker −30%#061013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#147E9E
Less saturated −25%#406672

Channel breakdown

R42
G114
B136
Red42 (16.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue194.04°
Saturation (HSL)52.81%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 72 · B 88

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