Recognised as Colour
#2A8FAC
- #2A8FAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#2A8FAC is a cyan with RGB values 42, 143, 172 and HSL 193°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#2A8FAC#2A8FAC
HEX#2A8FAC
RGBrgb(42, 143, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5608, 0.6745
RGB percentages16.5%, 56.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(193.4, 60.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 75.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK75.6%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,789,292
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8FAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#D57053
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC472A
Analogous#2AAC88, #2A4EAC
Triadic#AC2A8F, #8FAC2A
Split complementary#AC2A4E, #AC882A
Tetradic#882AAC, #AC472A, #4EAC2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G143
B172
Red42 (16.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue193.38°
Saturation (HSL)60.75%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 8F · B AC
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