Recognised as Colour
#2A8FAD
- #2A8FAD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#2A8FAD is a cyan with RGB values 42, 143, 173 and HSL 194°, 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
#2A8FAD#2A8FAD
HEX#2A8FAD
RGBrgb(42, 143, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5608, 0.6784
RGB percentages16.5%, 56.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(193.7, 60.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 75.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK75.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,789,293
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8FAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#D57052
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 text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD482A
Analogous#2AAD8A, #2A4DAD
Triadic#AD2A8F, #8FAD2A
Split complementary#AD2A4D, #AD8A2A
Tetradic#8A2AAD, #AD482A, #4DAD2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G143
B173
Red42 (16.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue193.74°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 8F · B AD
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